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QR CODE + VIDEO: HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE A TICK VIDEO: HOW TO PREVENT A TICK BITE ALLERGY & ANAPHYLAXIS AUSTRALIA WEBINAR: MAMMALIAN MEAT ALLERGY TICK ALLERGY AND MAMMALIAN MEAT ALLERGY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) MAMMALIAN MEAT AND MAMMALIAN PRODUCT FREE DIETARY RESOURCES FOOD ALLERGEN CARDS DIETARY INFORMATION TICK ANAPHYLAXIS & MAMMALIAN MEAT ALLERGY RESOURCES WEBSITE RESOURCES ANNUAL REPORTS WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP
Tick killing in situ A novel Australia tick Acute Adult FCIES Clinical Spectrum of Mammalian Meat Product First study worldwide into the prevention of allergic & anaphylactic reactions to tick removal’ 30 years of samples submitted Toxicity and persistence of permethrin‐impregnated clothing Topical and spatial repellent bioassays against the Australian paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus The Efficacy of Ultrasonic Pest Repellent Devices Immunoglobulin E Sensitization to Mammalian Oligosaccharide  Genetic and molecular insights into dangerous tick bite-related meat allergy revealed. SUBMISSION TO PARLIAMENT INQUIRY EXPLORING ALLERGIC AND INFLAMMATORY SEQUELAE OF TICK BITES: PROTOCOL AND METHODOLOGY PROFILING ALLERGENICITY ACROSS MAMMALIAN MEATS COMMONLY CONSUMED IN AUSTRALIA Environmental variables influencing tick anaphylaxis presentations: An observational study.
PROFESSOR ANTONY BASTEN AO PROFESSOR NICHOLAS COWDERY AO PROFESSOR EMERITUS DEREK ANDERSON AM PROFESSOR EMERITUS PAUL CANFIELD AM CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ANDY RATCHFORD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KEVIN BROADY MARIA SAID AM JANELLE WILLIAMS STEPHEN DOGGETT DR STEPHEN GINSBORG DR RAYMOND MULLINS CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SHERYL VAN NUNEN OAM MELANIE BURK
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NewsPodcast Resources QR CODE + VIDEO: HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE A TICK VIDEO: HOW TO PREVENT A TICK BITE ALLERGY & ANAPHYLAXIS AUSTRALIA WEBINAR: MAMMALIAN MEAT ALLERGY TICK ALLERGY AND MAMMALIAN MEAT ALLERGY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) MAMMALIAN MEAT AND MAMMALIAN PRODUCT FREE DIETARY RESOURCES FOOD ALLERGEN CARDS DIETARY INFORMATION TICK ANAPHYLAXIS & MAMMALIAN MEAT ALLERGY RESOURCES WEBSITE RESOURCES ANNUAL REPORTS WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP Research Tick killing in situ A novel Australia tick Acute Adult FCIES Clinical Spectrum of Mammalian Meat Product First study worldwide into the prevention of allergic & anaphylactic reactions to tick removal’ 30 years of samples submitted Toxicity and persistence of permethrin‐impregnated clothing Topical and spatial repellent bioassays against the Australian paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus The Efficacy of Ultrasonic Pest Repellent Devices Immunoglobulin E Sensitization to Mammalian Oligosaccharide  Genetic and molecular insights into dangerous tick bite-related meat allergy revealed. SUBMISSION TO PARLIAMENT INQUIRY EXPLORING ALLERGIC AND INFLAMMATORY SEQUELAE OF TICK BITES: PROTOCOL AND METHODOLOGY PROFILING ALLERGENICITY ACROSS MAMMALIAN MEATS COMMONLY CONSUMED IN AUSTRALIA Environmental variables influencing tick anaphylaxis presentations: An observational study. Committee Members PROFESSOR ANTONY BASTEN AO PROFESSOR NICHOLAS COWDERY AO PROFESSOR EMERITUS DEREK ANDERSON AM PROFESSOR EMERITUS PAUL CANFIELD AM CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ANDY RATCHFORD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KEVIN BROADY MARIA SAID AM JANELLE WILLIAMS STEPHEN DOGGETT DR STEPHEN GINSBORG DR RAYMOND MULLINS CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SHERYL VAN NUNEN OAM MELANIE BURK Ambassadors JOY C. MERRAN C. RICHARD BOYLE GRAHAME W. ANDREW C. DonateContact
TIARA - Tick Induced Allergies Research and Awareness
Tick Induced Allergies Research & Awareness
Environmental variables influencing tick anaphylaxis presentations: An observational study
Environmental variables influencing tick anaphylaxis presentations: An observational study

Ixodes holocyclus, the predominant tick species on the eastern coast of Australia, is responsible for the increasing incidence of tick anaphylaxis (TA) presentations. While ticks thrive under warm and humid conditions, the influence of environmental conditions on TA incidence remains unclear.

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Melanie Burk27 October 2025
What can I do to help ?????
What can I do to help ?????

Please copy and paste the provided information and forward to your Federal MP.

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Melanie Burk27 October 2025
PROFILING ALLERGENICITY ACROSS MAMMALIAN MEATS COMMONLY CONSUMED IN AUSTRALIA
PROFILING ALLERGENICITY ACROSS MAMMALIAN MEATS COMMONLY CONSUMED IN AUSTRALIA

Hongkai Tan, Danyi Jia, Sheryl van Nunen, & N. Alice Lee

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Melanie Burk7 October 2025
A SCOPING REVIEW EXPLORING ALLERGIC AND INFLAMMATORY SEQUELAE OF TICK BITES: PROTOCOL AND METHODOLOGY
A SCOPING REVIEW EXPLORING ALLERGIC AND INFLAMMATORY SEQUELAE OF TICK BITES: PROTOCOL AND METHODOLOGY
Melanie Burk3 October 2025
Jackson Graham from “The Age” discusses “Allergies”
Jackson Graham from “The Age” discusses “Allergies”
Melanie Burk15 August 2025
A protocol for pre-treatment testing for antibodies to galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose to mitigate the risk of cetuximab hypersensitivity reactions – a retrospective cohort review.
A protocol for pre-treatment testing for antibodies to galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose to mitigate the risk of cetuximab hypersensitivity reactions – a retrospective cohort review.

A protocol for pre-treatment testing for antibodies to galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose to mitigate the risk of cetuximab hypersensitivity reactions – a retrospective cohort review.

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Melanie Burk28 July 2025
The West Pittwater Community Association Newsletter, The Bays News
The West Pittwater Community Association Newsletter, The Bays News

The West Pittwater Community Association Newsletter, The Bays News discusses key communication strategy to help all those at risk of tick bites.

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Melanie Burk24 July 2025
SPECTRUM OF INSECT ALLERGY IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: NACE AUSTRALASIAN INSECT ALLERGY SURVEY
SPECTRUM OF INSECT ALLERGY IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: NACE AUSTRALASIAN INSECT ALLERGY SURVEY

Sheryl van Nunen, Troy Wanandy, Dianne Campbell, Jennifer Koplin, Angela Young, Tenaya Jamieson, Adriana Le, Kymble Spriggs, Celia Zubrinich, Chino Yuson, Emily Mulcahy, Wun Lau, Harriet Edmund and Kirsten Perrett.

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Melanie Burk18 July 2025
Mr Michael Regan MP meets with TiARA Committee to raise awareness within Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Mr Michael Regan MP meets with TiARA Committee to raise awareness within Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

Mr Michael Regan MP meets with TiARA Committee to raise awareness within Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

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Melanie Burk1 July 2025
PERCEIVED DEFICIENCIES IN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES  FOR INSECT ALLERGY SUFFERERS IN AUSTRALASIA AND  POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS: NACE AUSTRALASIAN INSECT  ALLERGY SURVEY
PERCEIVED DEFICIENCIES IN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR INSECT ALLERGY SUFFERERS IN AUSTRALASIA AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS: NACE AUSTRALASIAN INSECT ALLERGY SURVEY
Melanie Burk24 June 2025
The National Allergy Centre of Excellence (NACE). We want to hear from you!
The National Allergy Centre of Excellence (NACE). We want to hear from you!
Melanie Burk5 June 2025
ABC Health Report: What a tick, a meat allergy and heart disease have in common
ABC Health Report: What a tick, a meat allergy and heart disease have in common

Dr Norman Swan speaks with Professor Sheryl van Nunen

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Melanie Burk18 May 2025alpha gal allergy, professor sheryl van nunen, mammalian meat allergy, alpha-gal syndrome, eat allergy
Safe vaccination in people with mammalian meat allergy?
Safe vaccination in people with mammalian meat allergy?

Dr Ella Sharp, Provisional Fellow presents at ASID (Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases) in Canberra. 

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Melanie Burk15 April 2025
TiARA Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry “Inquiry into access to diagnosis and treatment for people in Australia with tick-borne diseases”.
TiARA Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry “Inquiry into access to diagnosis and treatment for people in Australia with tick-borne diseases”.
Melanie Burk17 March 2025
Merry Christmas form TiARA wishing everyone a safe and Happy Christmas
Merry Christmas form TiARA wishing everyone a safe and Happy Christmas
Melanie Burk23 December 2024
"Keeping our people with mammalian meat allergy safe when having potentially life-saving treatment for colorectal cancer "
"Keeping our people with mammalian meat allergy safe when having potentially life-saving treatment for colorectal cancer "
Melanie Burk13 December 2024
Quantifying the allergenic potency of mammalian meat sources, an important step in providing a framework for improved management of mammalian meat allergy after tick bite (alpha-gal syndrome/AGS)
Quantifying the allergenic potency of mammalian meat sources, an important step in providing a framework for improved management of mammalian meat allergy after tick bite (alpha-gal syndrome/AGS)
Melanie Burk12 November 2024
Mammalian Meat Allergy Webinar hosted by Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia
Mammalian Meat Allergy Webinar hosted by Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia
Melanie Burk29 September 2024
CONFIRMATION OF THE PRESENCE OF ALPHA-GAL IN IXODES HOLOCYCLUS AND PROBABLE ROLE OF GLYCOSYLATED TICK PROTEINS IN TICK ANAPHYLAXIS
CONFIRMATION OF THE PRESENCE OF ALPHA-GAL IN IXODES HOLOCYCLUS AND PROBABLE ROLE OF GLYCOSYLATED TICK PROTEINS IN TICK ANAPHYLAXIS

Hongkai Tan, Sheryl van Nunen, Kevin Broady, N. Alice Lee

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Melanie Burk15 September 2024
Join us as we sit down with Stephen Doggett, a leading medical entomologist from Sydney, to explore the fascinating world of ticks.
Join us as we sit down with Stephen Doggett, a leading medical entomologist from Sydney, to explore the fascinating world of ticks.
Melanie Burk2 July 2024
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