A man in the US died from a meat allergy that can be triggered by tick bites, scientist have reported.

It is thought to be the first documented death from the disease, called alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) – which was first linked to bites from the Lone Star tick in 2011.

The man, a 47-year-old pilot from New Jersey, died from the allergy last year after eating red meat.

His death came weeks after it’s thought he was bitten by ticks.

More than 100,000 people people in the US have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of the syndrome, according to one estimate.

It’s possible there have been other deaths from AGS that were not thoroughly investigated, said Joshua Benoit, a tick biologist at the University of Cincinnati.

People with alpha-gal syndrome can experience symptoms includin

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