Some people develop a weird allergy to red meat after being bitten by a lone star tick yet find they can still eat pork from a surprising source — certain pigs originally bred for human organ transplants.
<p>BLACKSBURG, Va.
</p><p>The allergy is called alpha-gal syndrome, named for a sugar that's present in the tissues of nearly all mammals — except for people and some primates.
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