Fossil Hunters Beware, Red Meat Allergies Caused By Tick Bites Are On The Rise

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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.