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Meat allergy from tick bites is on the rise—and US doctors are in the dark (arstechnica.com)
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The allergy, called alpha-gal syndrome, came to light a little over a decade ago.

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[–] Erikatharsis@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

I mean, it's probably not a particularly fun experience to only find out that you have this allergy after you almost fucking die eight hours after getting a vaccine with trace amounts of alpha-gal in it, in severe cases.

As the disease rises in prominence, I reckon we'll start to see at-home tests. I certainly hope that happens.