Teenager Jeremy Webb died of meat allergy from tick bites, coroner finds

Jeremy Webb's death in 2022 is the first documented fatal case of mammalian meat allergy in the country and second in the world.
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Man Dies After Eating Beef in First Documented Fatal ‘Meat Allergy’ Case

A healthy 47-year-old New Jersey man died in 2024 after eating beef, with symptoms starting 4 hours after his meal. HealthDay News — A rare tick-spread “meat allergy” has now been tied to its first ...
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Martha's Vineyard inundated with ticks whose bites cause bizarre meat and dairy allergy: 'Cases are skyrocketing across the island'

Martha's Vineyard residents are avoiding red meat and dairy in droves — but that's due to tick-borne illness rather than dietary choice, the New York Times reports. Martha's Vineyard is an East Coast ...
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Man Dies After Eating Beef in First Documented Fatal ‘Meat Allergy’ Case

Blood tests confirmed that the man had an alpha-gal sensitivity, which develops after a bite from the Lone Star tick. HealthDay News — A rare tick-spread “meat allergy” has now been tied to its first ...