IS13 - Alpha-Gal & More: How Lone Star Ticks Threaten People & Pets

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM

Location: Mandalay Bay, Oceanside C, Level 2

Earn 1 CE Hours

This session has reached capacity

Sponsored By

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ANIMAL HEALTH

Co-Presenter(s)

Brian Herrin, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Parasitology)

Assistant Professor
Kansas State University, United States
Scott P. Commins, MD, PhD

Alpha-gal syndrome or “red meat allergy” is a potentially life-threatening food allergy that appears to be brought on by tick bites and can develop in people at any time throughout life. The allergic reactions are often delayed for several hours after eating mammalian meat. This One Health presentation will build a bridge between this unique allergy in people and the role veterinarians can play in helping to prevent it. The session will review the tick species that can cause alpha-gal, difficulties in diagnosing the allergy in people, and how controlling ticks in pets can help prevent alpha-gal from developing.

Learning Objectives:

Discover surprising statistics and facts about rabies infection in the United States and worldwide
Increase your understanding of the sometimes conflicting rabies vaccination laws and requirements, including which individuals are legally authorized to administer rabies vaccines, who to contact with rabies questions/concerns, and at what point a pet is considered “currently vaccinated” following vaccination.
Review what constitutes rabies exposure as well as the consequences for rabies-exposed pets that are unvaccinated, not “currently vaccinated,” and “currently vaccinated.”
Explore the legality of exemptions and vaccination of hybrids