Tick-bite-induced anaphylaxis in Spain
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Tick-bite-induced anaphylaxis in Spain.
Although there are very few reports of human anaphylaxis induced by tick bites, two such cases have recently been seen in Salamanca, Spain. To identify the tick species responsible, salivary-gland extracts from six species of hard tick and two of soft tick were prepared and used as allergens/antigens in skin-prick tests and serological analyses. For each case, the results of the skin tests were...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-4983,1364-8594
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.2001.11813619