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Prof Sheryl van Nunen
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Diagnosed cases of mammalian meat allergy (MMA) have steadily escalated since 2007, when Australian doctor Prof Sheryl van Nunen first discovered the allergy was linked to tick bites.
“Diagnosed cases of MMA have steadily escalated since 2007, when an Australian doctor first discovered the allergy was linked to tick bites.”
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health · BBC
In Australia, MMA is caused by the bite of the eastern paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus), and after two tick bites, 50% of people will develop antibodies to alpha-gal, a sugar molecule found in the tick's saliva, conferring a 15 to 20% chance of becoming allergic to meat.
“In Australia, MMA is caused by the bite of the eastern paralysis tick. After two tick bites 50% of people will develop antibodies to alpha-gal, a sugar molecule found in the tick's saliva, van Nunen …”
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