UVA researchers identify first death linked to meat allergy caused by ticks

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WSET) — University of Virginia researchers identified the first deadly case of Alpha-gal, the meat allergy linked to tick bites.

This follows the unexpected death of a New Jersey man after he ate a hamburger last summer.

The man who passed had two severe allergic reactions to red meat after being bitten by a dozen Lone Star Tick larvae. The second allergic reaction was fatal…

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