Literature review on thunderstorm asthma and its implications for public health advice

This report, written by the Queensland University of Technology for the Department of Health and Human Services and published in May 2017, explores and details published reports on thunderstorm asthma. It will inform part of the Victorian Government’s response to the thunderstorm asthma outbreak that occurred on 21 November 2016. This review and evaluation of literature is designed to help better understand the factors leading to thunderstorm asthma, and highlight knowledge gaps that need to be filled to better predict and prevent the impact of future episodes.

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