Climatic conditions, immune system, new profile: more and more Belgians are suffering from pollen allergies, and the days to come are going to be tough for the most sensitive people.
With the return of good weather, people allergic to pollen will have to take out the tissues. The grass pollen season, the one that causes the most allergies in our country (at least 1 in 6 people suffer from it) has just started. According to the measurements of the national aerobiological monitoring network AirAllergy of Sciensano, the concentrations in the air have been increasing very gradually since the beginning of May, people who are sensitized can therefore expect to experience symptoms, especially since the days to come are likely to be loaded with a concentration of pollen in the air.
Global warming might become a nightmare for seasonal allergies
“The current weather is very favorable for the diffusion of pollen in the air. We have a dry weather, there is a light wind and the sun: all the conditions are met for a dispersion of flowering grassessays Lucie Hoebeke, scientific collaborator in the Mycology and Aerobiology department at Sciensano. Moreover, no rain is expected, which remains the only moment of respite for allergy sufferers during the grass pollen season.
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