Red meat allergy' caused by tick bites might be increasing in association with fragmented habitats
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A questing female lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum). Bites from the lone star tick are the primary cause of alpha-gal syndrome
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'Red meat allergy' caused by tick bites might be increasing in association with fragmented habitats, with analysis indicating an east to west gradient of increasing risk across the mid-Atlantic U.S.
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Article URL: https://plos.io/4lBjDg2
Article Title: Environmental risk and Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS) in the Mid-Atlantic United States
Author Countries: United States
Funding: Funding was provided by a “Creativity Hub” award to RMB from the UNC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. BDH was supported by the National Institutes for Health (US) (T32 AI145821). Funders played no roll in the design, analysis, or interpretation of this study.
Journal
PLOS Climate
Map of predicted high risk areas for alpha-gal syndrome
Article Publication Date
23-Apr-2025
COI Statement
Competing Interests: I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Dr. Commins is on the advisory board of Genentech and receives royalties from UptoDate. No other authors have any conflicts to report.
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