Summary of the 5th International Conference on Bioaerosols, Fungi, Bacteria, Mycotoxins, and Human Health.

Risk assessment of bioaerosols indoors has been summarized in terms of human health effects (e.g., allergy, infection, and irritation), but neurotoxicity has been a topic of heated debate <fseif@esceng.com>. However, this debate has been resolved rather clearly by evidence presented at this conference (and at the 21st Annual International Symposium on Man and His Environment in Health and Disease, Dallas, Texas, June 2003) which showed that neurotoxicity, as well as pulmonary and immune dysfunction, can result from exposure to molds in the indoor environment. Toxicity is apparent, and confirming studies are being published. For more information regarding the conference, visit <http://www.bioaerosol.org/index.html>. For details on the research summarized herein, please contact the presenting authors via their e-mail addresses. This reference system should aid in the dissemination of information that is current but not yet published.