Re: Allergies to Molluscs and specifically Scallops

From: Pamela Tom (pdtom@ucdavis.edu)
Date: Tue Jan 13 2004 - 15:36:24 PST

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    Below is a selected list of seafood allergy references. Pamela Tom
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    1. Lehrer S B [a]; Ayuso R; Reese G.
        Seafood allergy and allergens: A Review.
        Marine Biotechnology. 5(4). July-August 2003 2003. 339-348.

    2. Chaidaroon D; Visitsunthron N; Vichyanond P.
        Seafood allergy: Clinical manifestation in Thai patient who was
        referred to referral allergy center, Siriraj Hospital.
        Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. 111(2 Abstract
        Supplement). February 2003 2003. S106.

    3. Giani M; Scala E; Pirrotta I; Guerra E C; De Pita O; Puddu P
        Occupational generalised urticaria and allergic airborne asthma due to
        Anisakis simplex.
        Allergy (Copenhagen). 56(Supplement 68). 2001. 236.

    4. Delgado L; Murta R; Cunha L; Ferraz de Oliveira J; Castel-Branco M G.
        Seafood allergy: Crossreactivity of shrimp specific IgE with
        ascaridoids (Ascaris lumbricoides and Anisakis simplex).
        Allergy (Copenhagen). 56(Supplement 68). 2001. 85.

    5. Jeebhay M F [a]; Robins T G; Lehrer S B; Lopata A L.
        Occupational seafood allergy: A review.
        Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 58(9). September, 2001.
        553-562.

    6. Leung P S C; Chu K H.
        cDNA cloning and molecular identification of the major oyster allergen
        from the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas.
        Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 31(8). August, 2001.
        1287-1294.

    7. Chopin Christine; Lardy Nicolas; Daniel Andre; Fleurence Joel.
        Allergy to mackerel (Scomber scombrus): Effect of sterilisation
        treatment.
        Sciences des Aliments. 20(3). 2000. 379-385.

    8. Lehane Leigh
        Update on histamine fish poisoning.
        Medical Journal of Australia. 173(3). 7 August, 2000. 149-152.

    9. Leung Patrick S C; Chen Yen-Chen; Chu Ka-Hou.
        Seafood allergy: Tropomyosins and beyond.
        Journal of Microbiology, Immunology & Infection. 32(3). Sept., 1999.
        143-154.

    10. Kimura S; Takagi Y; Gomi K.
        IgE response to Anisakis compared to seafood.
        Allergy (Copenhagen). 54(11). Nov., 1999. 1225-1226.

    11. Davila I; Laffond E; Moreno E; Lorenzo C; Romo A; Lorente F.
        Sensitization to house dust mite, insecta and nematode in seafood
        allergic patients and evaluation of cross-reactivity.
        Allergy (Copenhagen). 53(SUPPL. 43). 1998. 84.

    12. Leung Patrick S C; Chen Yen Chen; Mykles Donald L; Chow Wing
        Kuen; Li Chi Pang; Chu Ka Hou.
        Molecular identification of the lobster muscle protein tropomyosin as
        a seafood allergen.
        Molecular Marine Biology & Biotechnology. 7(1). March, 1998. 12-20.

    13. Lopata Andreas L; Zinn Caryn; Potter Paul C.
        Characteristics of hypersensitivity reactions and identification of a
        unique 49 kd IgE-binding protein (Hal-m-1) in abalone (Haliotis
        midae).
        Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. 100(5). Nov., 1997. 642-648.

    14. Ishikawa Masaru; Shimakura Kuniyoshi; Nagashima Yuji; Shiomi Kazuo.
        Isolation and properties of allergenic proteins in the oyster
        Crassostrea gigas.
        Fisheries Science. 63(4). 1997. 610-614.

    15. Zinn; Lopata A; Visser M; Potter P C.
        The spectrum of allergy to South African bony fish (Teleosti).
        Samj (South African Medical Journal). 87(2). 1997. 146-151.

    16. Fernandez De Corres L; Audicana M; Del Pozo M D; Munoz D;
        Fernandez E; Navarro J A; Garcia M; Diez J.
        Anisakis simplex induces not only anisakiasis: Report on 28 cases of
        allergy caused by this nematode.
        Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology. 6(5).
        1996. 315-319.

    17. Musmand J J; Daul C B; Lehrer S B
        Crustacea allergy.
        Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 23(9). 1993. 722-732.

    18. Muller G J; Lamprecht J H; Barnes J M; De Villiers R V P;
        Honeth B R; Hoffman B A.
        Scombroid poisoning case series of 10 incidents involving 22 patients.
        Samj (South African Medical Journal). 81(8). 1992. 427-430.

    19. Halmepuro L; Salvaggio J E; Lehrer S B.
        Crawfish and lobster allergens identification and structural
        similarities with other crustacea
        International Archives Of Allergy & Applied Immunology. 84(2). 1987.
        165-172.

    20. Fournier D C; Sacha R F.
        Seafood allergy in radiographic contrast media sensitivity.
        Annals of Allergy. 52(3 PART 2). 1984. 232.

    On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 Steve.Saunders@highlinerfoods.com wrote:

    > I'm finding references to food allergies to molluscs and specifically
    > scallops to be rather scarce. Can anyone on Seafood@UCDavis provide some
    > references? One source only refers to Octopus and Squid (as molluscs) in
    > terms of a 4-group seafood allergen cluster analysis. See:
    >
    > http://www.allergyclinic.co.nz/guides/51.html
    >
    > >From a HACCP perspective, at what point must we ensure that the different
    > seafood allergens (fish, shrimp and molluscs) remain separate? These
    > animals swim together, eat each other and then we harvest them together.
    > I've seen groundfish landed at shore plants with shrimp still dangling from
    > their mouths as they move on conveyer belts to filleting. What is the
    > "critical" point in seafood harvesting and processing at which we must
    > separate the different seafood allergens to protect seafood-allergic
    > consumers?
    >
    > Steve Saunders
    > High Liner Foods Inc. Box 910, Lunenburg NS B0J 2C0 Canada
    > Telephone 902-634-8811 Fax 902-634-4481
    > http://www.highlinerfoods.com



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