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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 and food shopping habits,

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