Tick Causing Red Meat Allergy Spreads Through US

Tick Causing Red Meat Allergy Spreads Through US
Lone star tick. CDC/Michael L. Levin, Ph. D.
Petr Svab
By Petr Svab, reporter
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It was only about a decade ago that immunologists figured out the lone star tick can give people an allergy to red meat, and a nasty one too—heaves, itching, swelling, and even life-threatening anaphylactic shocks are some of the symptoms.

Now, it appears, the tick is spreading too.

Petr Svab
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Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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