'I felt like I was going to die': Ticks that cause red-meat allergy are in Canada - The Peterborough Examiner

Lone star ticks, which can cause a rare allergy to red meat called alpha-gal syndrome, are expanding into Canada as temperatures rise.

Doris Fox was 34 when she first went into anaphylactic shock. She was returning home from lunch with her daughter when the abdominal cramps and severe diarrhea kicked in; moments later, her heart p… [+6197 chars]

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