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Association between lone star tick bites and increased alpha-gal sensitization: evidence from a prospective cohort of outdoor workers

BACKGROUND: Alpha-gal is an oligosaccharide implicated in delayed anaphylaxis following red meat consumption. Exposure to tick bites has been correlated with development of an allergic response to alpha-gal. However, evidence prospectively linking exposure to a single tick species and an immune resp...

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Autores principales: Mitchell, Cedar L., Lin, Feng-Chang, Vaughn, Meagan, Apperson, Charles S., Meshnick, Steven R., Commins, Scott P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7490856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32928302
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04343-4