0.5 CME. Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is an increasingly recognized tick-associated allergic condition in the United States and around the world. In this Q&A, Dr. Onyinye I. Iweala, Director of the Allergy Mast Cell Disorders Program at UNC, joins Dr. Jennifer L. Platt, Co-Founder and Director of Tick-borne Conditions United and Adjunct Professor at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.