Scientists are calling for standardisation of allergy tests after laboratory trials showed commercially available tests are not uniformly reliable. Dr Thimo Ruethers from James Cook University's Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM) and JCU's Tropical Futures Institute (TFI) in Singapore led the study. He said shellfish allergy affects up to 3% of the general population, is usually lifelong and commonly triggers anaphylaxis – a condition that leads to respiratory collapse and can be fatal.

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