Ingestion of mammalian meat and alpha-gal allergy: Clinical relevance in primary care

• मुख्य लेखकों: Tshegofatso Mabelane (लेखक), Gboyega A. Ogunbanjo (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: AOSIS, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Background: An allergic reaction to mammalian meat has recently been reported in rural parts of South Africa and throughout other parts of the world. The cause of this allergic reaction is because of an oligosaccharide antigen known as galactose-alpha-1, 3-galactose (alpha-gal) found in mammalian me...