For Nigel Ellis, what began as some tick bites while gardening turned into a deadly allergy to red meat.
Animals can be paralysed or even killed by toxins from the common paralysis tick.According to immunologist Kevin Broady, Lismore is the "tick capital" of NSW, but they also flourish in other parts of the state including the South Coast and Sydney's northern beaches.
Dr Broady has been researching ticks on and off since the 1980s and says there is still not enough awareness within the community about the risk they pose. "'Freeze them, don't squeeze them' has been the mantra that we're trying to get around to people," he said. "But this is a gut reaction, so what happens is you eat, and then six or so hours later, which is usually in the middle of the night, you start to feel unwell and queasy and you break out in hives, and you go off to the hospital … but they don't link it back to what you ate because it was six or eight hours earlier."'No one can help me'Even now, Mr Ellis must be extra careful with what he consumes and has realised that red meat can be found in some surprising places.
"We were certain I hadn't ingested any meat. Fortunately, we had the EpiPen and I took some antihistamines.
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