US EditionCentral Coast Teen Becomes First Australian Fatality From Tick-Induced Red Meat Allergy
Jeremy Webb's death highlights the rare but severe risk of alpha-gal syndrome, with allergy cases rising 40% in Australia since 2020, experts warn.
- On Feb. 26, 2026, NSW Deputy State Coroner Carmel Forbes ruled Jeremy Webb died of anaphylaxis due to mammalian meat allergy after a tick bite, causing status asthmaticus, making him Australia's first confirmed fatality.
- Repeated tick bites sensitised Webb to alpha-gal, causing mammalian meat allergy after ticks inject an allergen into the body, according to the inquest.
- On the camping trip at MacMasters Beach, NSW Central Coast in June 2022, Jeremy Webb struggled to breathe after eating beef sausages, vomited, passed out, and despite friends and paramedics' efforts, died in hospital.
- Magistrate Carmel Forbes warned of more deaths across states and recommended the local health district update allergy training after Myfanwy and Johnathan Webb's campaign.
- For context, Forbes noted that Australia's eastern seaboard has the highest rate of the allergy, with cases rising 40% since 2020; fatalities remain rare, with only one other New Jersey fatal case.
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Teen Dies of Meat Allergy Caused By Tick Bite After Eating Beef Sausages on Camping Trip
Jeremy Webb is the first person in Australia to die of a tick-induced, or alpha-gal, red meat allergyA display of raw beef cuts placed on a counterCredit: gettyNEED TO KNOWA cause of death for an Australian teenager who died after eating sausages on a camping trip in 2022 has been confirmedNSW Deputy State Coroner Carmel Forbes ruled that Jeremy Webb, 16, died from an anaphylactic reaction to mammalian meat, which triggered an asthma attackThe r…
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