Often when Missourians receive an alpha-gal syndrome diagnosis, they don’t know where to start – beyond simply not eating red meat. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith reports on some in southern Missouri who are trying to help people adapt to their new diets.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 450,000 people in the US have alpha-gal syndrome - a tickborne allergy to red meat — while many others have never heard of the condition at all.