Cow’s milk is “increasingly” being identified as the cause of fatal allergic reactions, researchers have said.
It is now the most common cause of fatal food anaphylaxis in school-aged children in the UK, a new study has found.
While the numbers are small, cow’s milk was responsible for 26% of food allergy deaths in school-aged children, experts said.
It comes as a new study found that admissions to hospital for severe food allergies have tripled over the last 20 years.
But the number of deaths from food-related anaphylaxis have reduced.
The research, published in The BMJ, examined hospital admissions in the UK over a 20 year period.
Allergies to cow s milk are the most common cause of fatal reactions in children and is increasingly affecting adults, a new study has found.
While the numbers are small, cow s milk was responsible for 26% of food allergy deaths in school-aged children, experts said.
It comes as research found that admissions to hospital for severe food allergies have tripled over the last 20 years.
But the number of deaths from food-related anaphylaxis - severe allergic reactions - have reduced.
The research, published in The BMJ, examined hospital admissions in the UK over a 20 year period.
Allergies to cow s milk are the most common cause of fatal reactions in children and is increasingly affecting adults, a new study has found
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