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Tick Saliva and the Alpha-Gal Syndrome: Finding a Needle in a Haystack
Ticks and tick-borne diseases are significant public health concerns. Bioactive molecules in tick saliva facilitate prolonged blood-feeding and transmission of tick-borne pathogens to the vertebrate host. Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a newly reported food allergy, is believed to be induced by saliva pr...
Autores principales: | Sharma, Surendra Raj, Karim, Shahid |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8331069/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34354960 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.680264 |
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