Victims of Lone Star tick bites are developing serious allergies to meat

Victims of Lone Star tick bites are developing serious allergies to meat
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Oh, the irony: The tick named after a state known for its barbecue can make its victims become allergic to red meat.

The Lone Star tick was first linked to meat allergies in 2011. The co-author of that paper, Dr. Scott Commins of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, now tells The Associated Press he sees two to three cases every week. Commins thinks the allergy "does not seem to be lifelong, but the caveat is, additional tick bites bring it back."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.