The latest publication led by BERTHA researchers Yulia Olsen and Torben Sigsgaard from the Department of Public Health at Aarhus University published in the Journal of Clinical & Experimental Allergy showed that outdoor Alternaria and Cladosporium spore concentrations are associated with increased acute asthma hospitalizations. This bi-directional case-crossover study with 26 years of national registry data at the individual level also concluded that males are more susceptible to both Alternaria and Cladosporium. Also, the age below 40 years increases susceptibility to Alternaria. 

The publication was also covered in via ritzau:  Svampe-astma? Skimmelsvampesporer sender astmapatienter på hospitalet