Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Allergy: Popular Insect Hosts a Troublesome Mold

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Hi Frank,

Thanks for the read as always. =)

I think a precursor to this study was done in the Arlian lab at Wright State University; detecting allergenicity of cockroach proteins in their frass and gut cuticle. See 2007 publication by Morgan & Arlian et al... "Allergenicity of the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach." Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology;98:258–261. Interesting that fungi appear to be the culprit! I'll dig into the paper when I have more time.

Thanks for the kind words and info, Jeff,

Best, Frank