Rick Karney doesn’t know exactly when he was bitten by the tick that gave him Alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy that makes someone allergic to mammalian meat products. But it was while eating steak ...

Her condition, known as alpha-gal syndrome, typically develops in the weeks after a tick bites. Then, people with the ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lon Wilhelms, about her experience living with Alpha-gal syndrome. It has been edited for length and clarity. Everybody has a different story.

Missouri has one of the highest concentrations of suspected cases found in beef, pork, lamb, venison, goat and rabbit.

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday shows a steep increase in cases of alpha-gal syndrome. The allergy triggers a possibly life-threatening ...

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Some common symptoms of the tick-borne allergy, called alpha-gal syndrome, are a tight neck and shoulders, erratic heartbeat and trouble breathing after eating meat. Other symptoms include extreme ...