The Upper Valley’s Widening Tick-Borne Disease Problem—Valley News
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Read article—Dartmouth researchers are featured in coverage of the growing prevalence of tick-borne diseases in the Upper Valley, including new research linking alpha-gal antibodies to severe transfusion reactions due to alpha-gal syndrome, which can develop after a tick bite. Richard Kaufman, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, said Dartmouth Hitchcock has changed transfusion practices to avoid giving type O patients B or AB platelets or plasma unless necessary.
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