Fossil hunters tromping through fields, forests, pastures, and grasslands
should always be careful of tick bites. The upswing in Tick-Borne Meat
Allergy is an important reason to be careful of ticks while fossil hunting.
What the Mystery of the Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Could Reveal.
Unraveling why tick bites are suddenly causing a strange reaction
in some people who eat meat could help scientists better
understand how all allergies work. The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/magazine/what-the-mystery-of-the-tick-borne-meat-allergy-could-reveal.html
Red Meat Allergies Caused By Tick Bites Are On The Rise
Morning Edition, June 25, 2018
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/06/25/621080751/red-meat-allergies-caused-by-tick-bites-are-on-the-rise
A couple of more web pages are:
Amblyomma americanum (Lone Star Tick)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblyomma_americanum
NIAID scientists link cases of unexplained anaphylaxis to red
meat allergy". National Institutes of Health (NIH). 2017-11-28.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/niaid-scientists-link-cases-unexplained-anaphylaxis-red-meat-allergy
Yours,
Paul H.