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

Med J Aust · 2009

case_series · Level IV

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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).