Man Dies from Hamburger Due to Rare Tick-Related Meat Allergy
This is a strange one. Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is an allergy to a sugar molecule called galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or alpha-gal. It is triggered by tick bites, most often from the Lone Star tick, and can cause delayed allergic reactions to mammalian meat. Recognition of AGS increased after researchers developed a test for IgE antibodies to alpha-gal …