<scp>Alpha‐Gal</scp> , epitope responsible for allergy to red meat, in the Mediterranean tick <i>Hyalomma lusitanicum</i>
Journal: Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Year: 2024

Alpha-Gal/α-Gal is an oligosaccharide produced by non-primate mammals. Humans have developed an immune response mediated by anti-α-Gal antibodies that can trigger an allergic reaction and cause anaphylaxis. In recent years, cases of patients with delayed allergic reaction to mammalian meat have been reported worldwide. In Spain, these cases have been related to the species Ixodes ricinus L. (Ixodida: Ixodidae), whose distribution is located in the north of the country. In this work, the presence