An airline pilot from New Jersey is the first person to have died of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steak and other red meats can trigger an allergic reaction in people with alpha-gal syndrome. Vicushka/Moment via Getty Images ...

It is the first ever known death due to that condition.

Researchers say they believe they've documented the first known death from alpha-gal syndrome — a red meat allergy caused by tick bites. The findings, by researchers at the University of Virginia ...

Medical researchers have documented the first known death from alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne allergy to red meat that affected a previously healthy 47-year-old New Jersey father in summer 2024. The ...