Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Alpha-gal Syndrome
PATHOGENS
- While not a pathogen, alpha-gal syndrome represents the development of a food allergy to a sugar moiety (alpha-gal, technically galactose-α-1,3-galactose ) present in mammalian meat, usually red meats (e.g., pork, beef, lamb, goat, venison).
- Associated with tick bites.
- Amblyomma americanum (the Lone Star Tick) is most common in the U.S.
- Other ticks may also be implicated, including Ixodes ricinus in Sweden.
- Associated with tick bites.
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Last updated: September 8, 2024
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Alpha-gal Syndrome." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540794/all/Alpha_gal_Syndrome.
Auwaerter PG. Alpha-gal Syndrome. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540794/all/Alpha_gal_Syndrome. Accessed October 10, 2024.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2024). Alpha-gal Syndrome. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540794/all/Alpha_gal_Syndrome
Auwaerter PG. Alpha-gal Syndrome [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2024 October 10]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540794/all/Alpha_gal_Syndrome.
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