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An association between tick bite reactions and red meat allergy in humans
Author(s) -
Van Nunen Sheryl A,
O’Connor Kate S,
Clarke Lesley R,
Boyle Richard X,
Fernando Suran L
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02533.x
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine
Twenty-five patients living in a tick-endemic region of Sydney, New South Wales developed red meat allergy after experiencing large local reactions to tick bites. This represents a potentially novel cross-reaction between an arthropod and a food protein. (MJA 2009; 190: 510-511).