Fatal allergic reaction to red meat highlights dangerous tick-borne illness. Researchers warn of Alpha-Gal Syndrome risks from hamburgers and steak after tick exposure.

Researchers have discovered that a 47-year-old man died after a severe reaction linked to alpha-gal meat allergy The allergy is triggered by bites from the Lone Star tick Blood tests showed he had a ...

A 47-year-old New Jersey man is the first documented fatality from alpha-gal syndrome, the tick-induced “meat allergy,” researchers reported Thursday after confirming he died hours after eating a ...

A New Jersey man is the first known case of death from a severe allergy … from a rare tick-spread meat allergy.

WASHINGTON — A 47-year-old New Jersey man has become the first documented death from alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, according to a case study published Wednesday in ...

The allergy develops after a bite from the Lone Star tick, which can make the body react to alpha-gal, a sugar found in beef, pork, lamb and other mammalian meats. Many people experience hives, nausea ...

Blood tests confirmed that the man had an alpha-gal sensitivity, which develops after a bite from the Lone Star tick. HealthDay News — A rare tick-spread “meat allergy” has now been tied to its first ...