Alpha Gal of Maryland

06/12/2026

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-06-09/a-tick-bite-can-trigger-a-red-meat-allergy-heres-what-to-know

As ER visits for tick bites rise across parts of the U.S., health officials are drawing attention to alpha-gal syndrome, a potentially life-threatening allergy linked to the lone star tick.

06/12/2026

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/tick-borne-disease/hhs-announces-plan-reduce-better-treat-lyme-disease-alpha-gal-syndrome

Late last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new efforts to address Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, including a pilot program to eradicate ticks on animals before they can bite people.

05/29/2026

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05/29/2026

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05/23/2026

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1155/crii/8190714?fbclid=IwZnRzaAR_FlJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe23YQUXQgpQbmG-GpJEJd31QhildqGc_X6RpL_XaDZLKq0yWaDzMv70aWrrc_aem_REB_dLjO6ptwnZCQtPKO9g

Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is an uncommon IgE-mediated allergy to mammalian-derived products, caused by sensitization to the oligosaccharide galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) after tick exposure. A...

05/23/2026

https://snacksafely.com/2026/04/how-tick-bites-are-rewriting-the-rules-of-food-allergies/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAR_FYFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeAzfYZ6YAE8-sFjFlOpsiJpcoJVQeZoH9jm3n0i1NFOGQ6WYX6GCQv4v9O4w_aem_mC2UNYneSfVCOPriv8VTIA

A tick bite can trigger AGS, a food allergy to a carbohydrate in meat, challenging long-held assumptions about how food allergies work.

05/23/2026

https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(25)01390-9/fulltext?fbclid=IwZnRzaAR-hBRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe9qSetn9PuUJo8GTbHXVmPWLPuffZ-2qihxOBHlTsPNmCAEOOhwjEWNH03eE_aem_CQQHeQZSJpUFXYgDdML_yQ

Some patients with alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) achieve only partial relief of symptoms after elimination of alpha-gal from their diet, and continue to experience episodic pruritus, urticaria, flushing, and/or abdominal pain, which we collectively refer to as mast cell hyperactivity (MCH). Here we compa...

05/22/2026

Reposting this info for educational purposes because we are seeing a lot of conspiracy theories about Alpha Gal .

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377264050_Tick_bites_IgE_to_galactose-alpha-13-galactose_and_urticarial_or_anaphylactic_reactions_to_mammalian_meat_The_alpha-gal_syndrome?fbclid=IwRlRTSAR8_RdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeJaskNS_LDHvLDVrTWve3GOFGwh2qzbCeRgWzBkOD3Iew4IH8kkF0srDo9ok_aem_J1UoyRs8Fhlogi999S-hzA

PDF | The recent recognition of a syndrome of tick‐acquired mammalian meat allergy has transformed the previously held view that mammalian meat is an... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

05/12/2026

Spending time outdoors? Ticks come out on warm days. Protect yourself. Use insect repellents, do tick checks and take showers after being outside. Learn more: health.maryland.gov/ticks.