BACKGROUND: Peanut allergy is a major health concern, particularly in developed
countries. Research indicates that as many as 2% of children are allergic to peanuts, which
represents a 3-fold increase in diagnoses over the past 2 decades. OBJECTIVE: This
population-based descriptive study used the Rochester Epidemiology Project to estimate the
prevalence in 2007 and annual incidence rates of peanut allergy diagnoses from 1999 to
2007 among children residing in Olmsted County, Minnesota. METHODS: Residents of …