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The rare allergy has afflicted people in the lakes country and north woods of Minnesota, but the tick has not been found.
It appears that the tick, which is found throughout most eastern and southern states, and the allergic response it creates are creeping toward the area.
Cases of allergies to red meat believed to be caused by tick bite were first reported in Minnesota over the last two or three years. The rare allergy is caused when a tick bites a non-primate mammal and acquires a sugar, known as alpha-gal, and then transmits it to a person. In some, the body’s immune system produces antibodies, which cause an allergic reaction when the person eats red meat, which also contains the sugar.
Tick associated with red meat allergy has been found in ND
That would suck.
It appears that the tick, which is found throughout most eastern and southern states, and the allergic response it creates are creeping toward the area.
Cases of allergies to red meat believed to be caused by tick bite were first reported in Minnesota over the last two or three years. The rare allergy is caused when a tick bites a non-primate mammal and acquires a sugar, known as alpha-gal, and then transmits it to a person. In some, the body’s immune system produces antibodies, which cause an allergic reaction when the person eats red meat, which also contains the sugar.
Tick associated with red meat allergy has been found in ND
That would suck.
