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CDC: Cases of alpha-gal syndrome from tick bites are rising https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/27/alpha-gal-syndrome-lone-star-tick-bite-red-meat-allergy/ “The allergy in question is alpha-gal syndrome (#AGS), and those who have it are allergic to the sugar galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, or alpha-gal for short. #Alphagal is found in many mammalian food products — like beef, pork, and dairy — but also in the saliva of some ticks. In response to a bite from such a tick, a person’s immune system might produce a specific antibody to recognize alpha gal called #IgE.”