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First Death Reported From Tick Borne Allergy: Here's What Happened

The first death related to a tick-borne allergy has been reported. A New Jersey airline pilot died after developing alpha-gal syndrome. The tick bite creates an allergy to red meat. According to NBC, ...
WLTX19

First death linked to meat allergy caused by tick bites

WASHINGTON — A 47-year-old New Jersey man has become the first documented death from alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, according to a case study published Wednesday in ...
WLWT

New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites

In the summer of 2024, a previously healthy 47-year-old father collapsed and died in the bathroom of his New Jersey home. An autopsy provided no answers. Everything looked normal, and his death was ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

First death reported from meat allergy caused by tick bite

A 47-year-old airline pilot from New Jersey is the first person known to have died from alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by a tick bite. Researchers at the University of Virginia School ...
USA Today

First death linked to red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, researchers say

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 ...