She said Lone Star ticks have been in the news because of reports of the link between their bites and the development of an allergy to red meat. Kateryn Rochon, an associate professor of entomology at the University of Manitoba, said Lone Star ticks can be infected with the bacteria causing monocytic ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne illness, but that not all ticks are infected. “I’m aware of the diseases, the terrible diseases, that these particular types of ticks carry,” he said. Miller said he was concerned about the female Lone Star tick he discovered crawling across his hand, even though it didn’t bite him. There is no known cure to the allergy and those who develop the allergy are advised to avoid red meat.
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Allergic reactions to the carbohydrate can include hives, skin rash, vomiting, and diarrhea. The Lone Star tick has gained attention for its ability to cause people to develop an allergy to red meat, or alpha-gal, more specifically, which is a carbohydrate found in red meat. This particular species is primarily found in the southeastern United States and Mexico, but they have been sighted more often in northern states and in Canada in recent years. It turns out the arachnid on Miller’s hand was a Lone Star tick – so called for its distinctive white spot on its back. It had a white dot in the middle of its back.” “When I took a close look at it, I could tell it was like no tick I had ever seen in my life. “I just felt something crawl across my hand,” he told CTV News Winnipeg on Thursday. Jason Miller noticed the unique-looking tick on his hand after he came home from a walk around Willow Lake Park in Winnipeg on Canada Day. Visit CTV News Winnipeg for more details on this story.A second rare tick that is known to cause a permanent allergy to meat in humans has appeared in Canada in a matter of weeks.
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