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Emerging Trends in Information-Seeking Behavior for Alpha-Gal Syndrome: Infodemiology Study Using Time Series and Content Analysis

Journal of Medical Internet Research
BackgroundAlpha-gal syndrome is an emerging allergy characterized by an immune reaction to the carbohydrate molecule alpha-gal found in red meat. This unique food allergy is likely triggered by a tick bite.
Jamie L Romeiser, Nicole Jusko, Augusta A Williams   +2 more
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Alpha-Gal Allergy: a new threat to Appalachia

Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2021
Alpha-gal allergy, or mammalian meat allergy, is described as the development of IgE antibodies to the oligosaccharide galactose-a-1,3-galactose following a bite from the tick species Amblyomma americanum (Lone Star tick) or Dermacentor variabillis (Wood
Makala Murphy, Madison Griffis, Adam M. Franks, Rebeka Franks, Colin M. Franks, Gary Petty   +5 more
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Blood Meal Analysis to Identify Reservoir Hosts for Amblyomma americanum Ticks

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
Efforts to identify wildlife reservoirs for tick-borne pathogens are frequently limited by poor understanding of tick–host interactions and potentially transient infectivity of hosts under natural conditions.
Brian F. Allan, Lisa S. Goessling, Gregory A. Storch, Robert E. Thach   +3 more
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Lessons in Innate and Allergic Immunity From Dust Mite Feces and Tick Bites

Frontiers in Allergy, 2021
Allergic diseases represent a major cause of morbidity in modern industrialized and developing countries. The origins and development of allergic immune responses have proven difficult to unravel and remain an important scientific objective.
Behnam Keshavarz, Loren D. Erickson, Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills, Jeffrey M. Wilson   +3 more
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Mapping the distribution of Amblyomma americanum in Georgia, USA

Parasites & Vectors
Background Amblyomma americanum, the lone star tick, is an aggressive questing species that harbors several pathogens dangerous to humans in the United States.
Stephanie Bellman, Ellie Fausett, Leah Aeschleman, Audrey Long, Isabella Roeske, Josie Pilchik, Anne Piantadosi, Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec   +7 more
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Lone Star Tick and Red Meat Allergy

, 2023
May 23, 2023 Lone Star Tick and Red Meat Allergy There are three tick species established in Nebraska that carry and spread diseases to humans and animals, including the lone star tick. Nebraska Extension Urban Entomologist Jody Green says the Lone Star
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County-level surveillance for the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, and its associated pathogen, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, in Kentucky

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023
Kentucky experiences some of the highest incidence rates for ehrlichiosis nationwide. Ehrlichiosis is a bacterial infection caused primarily by the pathogen Ehrlichia chaffeensis and can be transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected tick ...
Anna R. Pasternak, Subba R. Palli
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Ticks and Tularemia: Do We Know What We Don't Know?

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2019
Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of the zoonotic disease tularemia, is characterized by high morbidity and mortality rates in over 190 different mammalian species, including humans.
Briana Zellner, Jason F. Huntley
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First hemispheric report of invasive tick species Haemaphysalis punctata, first state report of Haemaphysalis longicornis, and range expansion of native tick species in Rhode Island, USA

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Invasive arthropod vectors and the range expansions of native vectors can lead to public and veterinary health concerns, as these vectors may introduce novel pathogens or spread endemic pathogens to new locations.
Danielle M. Tufts, Maria A. Diuk-Wasser
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Multiple Pruritic Papules From Lone Star Tick Larvae Bites [PDF]

Archives of Dermatology, 2006
Ticks are the second most common vectors of human infectious diseases in the world. In addition to their role as vectors, ticks and their larvae can also produce primary skin manifestations. Infestation by the larvae of ticks is not commonly recognized, with only 3 cases reported in the literature.
Emily J, Fisher, Jun, Mo, Anne W, Lucky
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