Mizzou tackles rising alpha-gal syndrome cases with research and outreach

Mizzou tackles rising alpha-gal syndrome cases with research and outreach

The University of Missouri is on the front lines of helping patients with alpha-gal syndrome - a potentially life-threatening red-meat allergy caused by lone star tick bites.

Mizzou Researchers and MU Extension Collaborate to Support Individuals with

The University of Missouri stands at the forefront of a critical medical challenge: addressing alpha-gal syndrome, an emerging and potentially life-threatening red-meat allergy intricately linked to lone star tick bites. This condition, characterized by a delayed allergic response to mammalian meat products, has no FDA-approved treatment, and its prevalence appears to be rising, particularly in […]

Understanding the symptoms of Alpha Gal Syndrome

The Lone Star tick is a vector for Alpha-Gal syndrome, wich can cause a red meat allergy.  It has populations that have been established in the Northeast, South, mid-south, and Midwest and can be commonly found in wooded areas with dense undergrowth. But as University of Missouri extension educator Eden Stewart tells us, not all […] The post Understanding the symptoms of Alpha Gal Syndrome appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.