TY - JOUR AU - Boni, Elisa AU - Incorvaia, Cristoforo PY - 2020 DA - 2020/03/18 TI - Near-fatal anaphylaxis with Kounis syndrome caused by Argas reflexus bite: a case report JO - Clinical and Molecular Allergy SP - 4 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - The pigeon tick Argas reflexus is a temporary parasite of pigeons. It bites during night hours and lies briefly on its prey, as long as it takes the blood meal. When pigeons are not accessible, ticks look for other hosts, invading nearby flats and biting humans. SN - 1476-7961 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12948-020-00121-w DO - 10.1186/s12948-020-00121-w ID - Boni2020 ER -