'If only people knew what a tick could do' - the deadly meat allergies caused by tick bites
Mammalian meat allergy is a growing problem along Australia's east coast - and it's caused by tick bites.
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"I made the wrong decision."
— Myfanwy Webb , Other
"If only people knew what a tick could do."
— Prof Sheryl van Nunen , Academic
Key People
Dr Alex Gofton is a tick expert who studied the allergy related to tick bites.
Myfanwy Webb is the mother of Jeremy Webb, who died due to tick-induced mammalian meat allergy.
Prof Sheryl van Nunen is an academic who discovered the link between mammalian meat allergy and ticks.
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Mammalian meat allergy is a growing problem along Australia's east coast - and it's caused by tick bites.
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