East coast meat allergy phenomenon linked to tick bites

By Harriet Alexander
Updated November 12 2016 - 10:08am, first published October 25 2016 - 6:18pm
Janelle Williams has a mammalian meat allergy, which she developed after a tick bite.  Photo: Nick Moir
Janelle Williams has a mammalian meat allergy, which she developed after a tick bite. Photo: Nick Moir

Janelle Williams knew nothing about allergies or anaphylaxis when she walked into her doctor's practice five years ago, covered in hives, eyes swollen shut and struggling to breathe.