The South African Pollen Count website changes how we all manage allergies, and this is what your city’s stats are this week.
South Africa (28 September 2022) – Allergy suffers have greatly benefitted from “The Real Pollen Count” website since its launch, and we are here to remind you of the awesome website as Spring sets in.
The South African website is dedicated to sharing the weekly pollen count in our different cities. It is called The Real Pollen Count.
The pollen counting was the concept of the University of Cape Town Lung Institute Allergy and Immunology. Several universities around South Africa are doing the counts including; Nelson Mandela University, University of Pretoria, University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Free State, University of Witwatersrand and University of Cape Town. Dr Werner Hoek, an Ear Nose and Throat specialist at Gariep Medi Clinic in Kimberly, counts for that region.
The website also offers a range of information for allergy sufferers and a list of South Africa’s most allergenic plants (the plants most likely spiking the pollen count).
Finding out about this website has been a big change in how South Africans manage allergies. You can subscribe to get a weekly email detailing the pollen counts in your city or check the website here.
As you can see for this past week, most pollen counts are high, so you can adjust your lifestyle accordingly. Reports are released every Friday; be sure to check the website this coming Friday for the next report.
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