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Agent Name
Beetles
Major Category
Biological Agents
Category
Insect-Derived Allergens
Comments
Occupational asthma confirmed in a museum curator, a wool worker (Dermestidae spp), and a mechanic in a rye plant (Tribolium confusum); [Malo] The mechanic also had immunologic contact urticaria. [See Reference #1]
Reference Link
Occupational IgE-mediated allergy to Tribolium confusum (confused flour beetle).
Exposure Assessment
Skin Designation (ACGIH)
Not evaluated
Adverse Effects
Asthma
Yes
Skin Sensitizer
Yes
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Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:
Asthma, occupational
Contact dermatitis, allergic
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Last updated: January, 2009