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A Half-Million Americans May Have Tick-Linked Meat Allergy, C.D.C. Says
Many doctors said that they were unfamiliar with the condition, known as alpha-gal syndrome, the agency found.
Source: NYT Health - July 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: your-feed-science your-feed-health Ticks (Insects) Allergies Meat Global Warming Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States Source Type: news

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 15147: Biology, Systematics, Microbiome, Pathogen Transmission and Control of Chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae, Leeuwenhoekiidae) with Emphasis on the United States
usamy Chiggers are the larval stage of Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae mites of medical and veterinary importance. Some species in the genus Leptotrombidium and Herpetacarus vector Orientia species, the bacteria that causes scrub typhus disease in humans. Scrub typhus is a life-threatening, febrile disease. Chigger bites can also cause dermatitis. There were 248 chigger species reported from the US from almost every state. However, there are large gaps in our knowledge of the life history of other stages of development. North American wide morphological keys are needed for better species identification, and molecula...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - November 17, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Kaiying Chen R. Michael Roe Loganathan Ponnusamy Tags: Review Source Type: research

The Tick That Causes a Meat Allergy Is on the Move
The lone star tick can trigger an allergic reaction to red meat in those bitten. Now this arachnid ’s territory is expanding.
Source: NYT Health - May 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Livia Albeck-Ripka Tags: Ticks (Insects) Lyme Disease Global Warming Deer Allergies Delaware United States Source Type: news

Quantitative TLC-SERS detection of histamine in seafood with support vector machine analysis
Publication date: Available online 3 April 2019Source: Food ControlAuthor(s): Ailing Tan, Yong Zhao, Kundan Sivashanmugan, Kenneth Squire, Alan X. WangAbstractScombroid fish poisoning caused by histamine intoxication is one of the most prevalent allergies associated with seafood consumption in the United States. Typical symptoms range from mild itching up to fatal cardiovascular collapse seen in anaphylaxis. In this paper, we demonstrate rapid, sensitive, and quantitative detection of histamine in both artificially spoiled tuna solution and real spoiled tuna samples using thin layer chromatography in tandem with surface-en...
Source: Food Control - April 4, 2019 Category: Food Science Source Type: research