Five years of national airborne pollen monitoring in South Africa: Biome-specific calendars to inform allergy diagnosis and prevention
Year: 2025
Type: preprint
Topic: Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
Authors and affiliations:
raw_author_name: Takudzwa Matuvhunye
raw_affiliation_strings: Division of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa;
Division of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
raw_author_name: Dilys M. Berman
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Division of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
raw_author_name: Nanike Esterhuizen
raw_affiliation_strings: Hortgro Science, Stellenbosch, South Africa & Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa;
Hortgro Science, Stellenbosch, South Africa & Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
raw_author_name: Andriantsilavo H. I. Razafimanantsoa
raw_affiliation_strings: Human Evolution Research Institute, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town;
Human Evolution Research Institute, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town
raw_author_name: Frank H. Neumann
raw_affiliation_strings: Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa;
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
raw_author_name: Dorra Gharbi
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Analyis and Experimentation on Ecosystem (AnaEE Eric), CNRS Campus, Paris, France
raw_author_name: Keneilwe Podile
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Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
raw_author_name: Tshiamo Mmatladi
raw_affiliation_strings: Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa;
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
raw_author_name: Boitumelo Langa
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Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
raw_author_name: Moteng E. Moseri
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Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
raw_author_name: Linus Ajikah
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Evolutionary Studies Institute and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
raw_author_name: Angela Effiom
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Evolutionary Studies Institute and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
raw_author_name: Nikiwe Ndlovu
raw_affiliation_strings: Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa;
Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
raw_author_name: Lynne J. Quick
raw_affiliation_strings: African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa;
African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa
raw_author_name: Erin Hilmer
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African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa
raw_author_name: Marishka Govender
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African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa
raw_author_name: Shabeer Davids
raw_affiliation_strings: Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa;
Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
raw_author_name: Andri C. Van Aardt
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Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
raw_author_name: Linde J.C de Jager
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raw_author_name: Juanette John
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Smart Places, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa
raw_author_name: Rebecca M. Garland
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Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
raw_author_name: Trevor Hill
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Discipline of Geography, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), Grasslands, Forests, Wetlands Node, Montrose, 3201, South Africa
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South African Weather Service, Centurion Central, South Africa
raw_author_name: Werner Hoek
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Gariep Mediclinic, Kimberley, South Africa
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Evolutionary Studies Institute and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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