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‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis
(www.theguardian.com)
Apparently we have these along the Great Lakes (but not exclusively) already according to reports on etick.ca. Here's a pic:
Since not everyone reports tick bites, the numbers are probably a lot higher than what's on etick.ca.
There's something poetic about climate change (caused in no small part due to farming and particularly cattle farming) allowing a tick that causes red meat allergies (thus reducing red meat consumption) to expand its territory.
My wife was bit by one when she was a teen, and its pretty nasty. Hers hits when she eats a lot of red meat, or eats slow-cooked red meat, but its hives, scratchy throat, and nasty stomach cramps.