而最近的一篇系統回顧並未有夠強的證據去支持寵物致敏的假說,所以要不要繼續養寵物並不應該基於會致敏 Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2010 Jan;213(1):1-31. Epub 2010 Jan 6. The role of cats and dogs in asthma and allergy--a systematic review.
Chen CM, Tischer C, Schnappinger M, Heinrich J.
Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany. [email protected]
提到"The evidence summarised in this systematic review needs to be interpreted with caution, the inconsistent study results may be due to study design, exposure assessment, and avoidance measure. ...., the decision of whether to keep a cat or a dog in the family should be based on arguments other than the concern of developing asthma and allergy.