Prevalence of α-Gal IgE and Mammalian Meat Allergy in a COVID-19 Vaccine Employee Cohort

The α-Gal syndrome (AGS) is a tick-acquired allergic disorder caused by IgE to galactose-α-1,3-galactose (α-Gal). To date, most studies on AGS come from case-control studies and there is limited information about the prevalence of alpha-gal sensitization and allergy in the community. Here we addresse d these questions in an employee vaccine cohort.

Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - February 1, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Nathan Richards, Behnam Keshavarz, Lisa Workman, Jaimin Patel, Thomas Platts-Mills, Jeffrey Wilson Source Type: research