The CDC has only been aware of Alpha-Gal Syndrome since 2008, according to Dr. Johanna Salzer, CDC epidemiologist and a senior author of the new report.
“We have seen an annual increase in the numbers of suspected Alpha-Gal Syndrome cases between 2010 and 2022,” she told Fox News Digital.
“Based on our survey of 1,500 physicians and medical professionals, nearly half of them had never even heard of the syndrome,” she said. “Another third of them said they have heard of it, but that they have little confidence in their ability to diagnose [it] or manage a patient [with it].” “One day, a person could eat a hamburger that causes an anaphylactic reaction, sending them to the ER — but then the next day they might eat meat and hamburgers and not have any symptoms,” Salzer said.
“A red, itchy spot where the tick bite occurred, which can take weeks to heal, is also commonly reported,” he told Fox News Digital. “However, for some people, if they remove the foods from their diet that can reactivate Alpha Gal syndrome, over time, their antibody levels may drop,” she noted. The Lone Star tick is found primarily throughout the Eastern, Southeastern and South-Central states, according to the CDC.
“That suggests there may be another tick species involved, or that there are perhaps pockets of Lone Star tick populations that have not yet been documented,” Salzer explained.
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