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Questionnaires concerning wasp and yellow-jacket hypersensitivity were distributed to 232 forestry workers in Japan. Of the forestry workers, 98% had experienced wasp and yellow-jacket stings, 28% with local reactions and 21% with systemic reactions. Eleven workers with systemic reactions had lost consciousness. The forestry workers had both significantly higher incidences of system reactions and numbers of past stings than a control group of office workers. Forestry workers had significantly higher antibody titers than controls. The authors conclude that hypersensitivity to wasp and yellow-jacket venom was found in many forestry workers and that the incidence of post sting systemic reactions was related to the frequency of stings.
Annals of Allergy, 74(6):495-500, 1995. (18 references)
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