A novel Australian tick Ixodes (Endopalpiger) australiensis inducing mammalian meat allergy after tick bite
10.5415/apallergy.2018.8.e31
- Author:
Mackenzie KWAK
1
;
Colin SOMERVILLE
;
Sheryl VAN NUNEN
Author Information
1. Department of Biological Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117558.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anaphylaxis;
Ticks;
Mammalian meat allergy;
Alpha gal;
Galactose-alpha 1,3-galactose
- MeSH:
Africa;
Americas;
Anaphylaxis;
Asia;
Australia;
Belgium;
Central America;
Europe;
Germany;
Great Britain;
Humans;
Hypersensitivity;
Italy;
Ixodes;
Meat;
Public Health;
South America;
Spain;
Sweden;
Switzerland;
Tick Bites;
Ticks;
United States
- From:
Asia Pacific Allergy
2018;8(3):e31-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Tick-induced mammalian meat allergy has become an emergent allergy world-wide after van Nunen et al. first described the association between tick bites and the development of mammalian meat allergy in 2007. Cases of mammalian meat allergy have now been reported on all 6 continents where humans are bitten by ticks, in 17 countries
