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Residents in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts , are being forced to change what’s on their plates as a dangerous tick-borne allergy sweeps the once-glamorous island, reports say.

The Lone Star tick, an aggressive bloodsucker, has triggered a surge in "alpha-gal syndrome" — a condition that leaves victims unable to eat red meat or dairy without risking allergic reactions. Some have even gone into anaphylactic shock .

Hundreds of residents have already been affected, with 523 cases reported last year, according to The Times of London.

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But when the scare worsened this summer as barbecue season got underway, people reshaped their diets,

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