ABSTRACT
Work-related asthma has recently gained important recognition as a signifi cant public health concern because of its high prevalence and substantial health and socioeconomic impacts. Our understanding of occupational asthma has changed strikingly in last few decades which has happened due to the advent of molecular and genetic technologies to evaluate exposure and disease susceptibility. These advances have resulted in reference to recently recognized exposure-related diseases, identifi cation of novel exposures and exposures in new settings, including poor working environments in both developing and developed countries.1
