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. 2009 May 4;190(9):510-1.
doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02533.x.

An association between tick bite reactions and red meat allergy in humans

Sheryl A Van Nunen  1 , Kate S O'Connor, Lesley R Clarke, Richard X Boyle, Suran L Fernando
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An association between tick bite reactions and red meat allergy in humans

Sheryl A Van Nunen et al. Med J Aust. .

Abstract

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).

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