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50 Table 3.1 Epidemiological studies on the allergenic properties of airborne pollen from different plant taxa Pollen taxon Studied species or genus (according to the authors) Country Number of atopic patients Positive skin prick tests (%) Citation Alnus A. glutinosa Spain 210 20.9 Cosmes Martín et  al. (2005) Alnus A. glutinosa Turkey 130 32.3 Erkara et  al. (2009) Ambrosia A. artemisiifolia Australia 1000 13.4 Mueller et  al. (2000) Ambrosia A. elatior Croatia 750 20.3 Peternel et  al. (2008) Ambrosia Czech Republic 300 19.0–25.0 Rybníček et  al. (2000) Ambrosia France 59 56.0 Boralevi et  al. (2008) Ambrosia Hungary 1139 82.7–84.8 Kadocsa and Juhasz (2002) Ambrosia Switzerland 1274 16.7 Frei et  al. (1995) Artemisia Hungary 1139 48.8–54.8 Kadocsa and Juhasz (2002) Artemisia A. vulgaris Poland 676 12.0 Stach et  al. (2007) Artemisia A. vulgaris Portugal 371 17.6 Loureiro et  al. (2005) Artemisia A. vulgaris Spain 891 13.0 Barber et  al. (2008) Artemisia Switzerland 1274 22.6–28.0 Frei et  al. (1995) Betula Finland 357 28.0 Varjonen et  al. (1992) Betula Hungary 1139 8.7–17.0 Kadocsa and Juhasz (2002) Betula Italy 6750 18.0 Marogna et  al. (2006) Betula Switzerland 1274 46.1–54.0 Frei et  al. (1995) Betula B. verrucosa Turkey 130 33.8 Erkara et  al. (2009) Betula B. verrucosa USA 371 32.9 Lin et  al. (2002) Chenopodiaceae/ Amaranthaceae Amaranthus retroflexus Australia 1000 16.6 Mueller et  al. (2000) Chenopodiaceae/ Amaranthaceae Greece 1311 18.3 Gioulekas et  al. (2004) (continued) A. Damialis et  al.