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Multiple species of ticks in the US can transmit red meat allergy, CDC reports reveal
In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.
What is alpha-gal syndrome? New concern about bizarre red meat allergy linked to ticks
This new evidence raises worries about the spread of AGS, particularly in regions like Long Island, where ticks are a growing ...
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Research ties bites from 2 more types of ticks to red meat allergy
Two Emerging Infectious Diseases studies link bites from black-legged (deer) and western black-legged ticks to potentially ...
Tick season is started. Be on the lookout for these 2 ticks that can make you very sick
The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick.
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CDC confirms black-legged ticks can cause red meat allergy in humans
Researchers confirmed that black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) can trigger alpha-gal syndrome in humans. A 10-year ...
The Risk of Becoming Allergic to Meat After a Tick Bite May Be Higher Than Thought
New research from the CDC is exposing surprising new culprits behind a growing meat allergy. The tick menace is even worse ...
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Heading outdoors? Ticks already a menace
Ticks are most active between May and October in Pennsylvania, but it doesn’t mean that they’re not out there now. Already, ...
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First Case of Tick that Transmits Lyme Disease Found in Montana
A tick removed from a hunting dog in Dawson County was confirmed to be the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis, also called ...
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A meat allergy caused by ticks may be popping up in new parts of the U.S.
horses and deer and which can be present in tick saliva. For some people, being exposed to alpha-gal through a tick bite triggers an immunoglobulin E, or IgE, antibody response in the body.