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Articles about alpha-gal syndrome (AGS)

Tick Bites Can Trigger Serious Reactions to Some Medications

Alpha-gal syndrome is usually thought of as a red meat allergy, but it can also spur allergies to mammalian-derived ingredients like gelatin.

By Marta Zaraska, January 19, 2025
The Washington Post

Another Reason to Hate Ticks

Their saliva is making some farmers allergic to their own cattle and sheep.

By Sarah Zhang, October 7, 2024
The Atlantic

A Tick Bite Made Them Allergic to Meat

And an organ-transplant company has an unexpected solution.

By Sarah Zhang, April 25, 2022
The Atlantic

Why are so many people getting a meat allergy?

Becoming allergic to meat turns your life upside down. Known as alpha-gal allergy, the condition dictates what you can eat, wear, how you relax, and even which medicines are safe. Is research finally starting to catch up?

By Maryn McKenna, December 11, 2018

What the Mystery of the Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Could Reveal

By Moises Velasquez-Manoff, July 24, 2018
New York Times