Ticks Spreading That Meat-Allergy Disease Are Also Messing With Blood Donations—Concord Monitor

Read article—Nancy Dunbar and Richard Kaufman, professors of pathology and laboratory medicine, co-led a study finding that alpha-gal syndrome can trigger severe allergic reactions in some blood transfusion recipients. "We anticipate that this will change transfusion practices in the U.S., at least in AGS high-prevalence regions," Kaufman said. (Similar coverage in Medical Daily.)