One Health: areas in the living environment of people and animals and their effects on allergy and asthma

ConclusionBiodiverse green spaces, especially forests and meadows, may offer some protection against asthma and allergies. Contact with soil and ground also seems important for the diverse skin microbiome, especially in childhood, and thus presumably beneficial for the immune system. Therefore, people and man ’s best friend, the dog, should spend sufficient time in green, biodiverse environments, despite—or perhaps because—of rapid urbanization. People should also actively create such biodiverse surroundings in their closer living environment. On a broader level, in the spirit of the One Health co ncept, those responsible for city planning and transportation must take these connections into account.
Source: Allergo Journal International - Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research