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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.
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How to Keep Ticks From Biting
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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 ...
A meat allergy caused by ticks may be popping up in new parts of the U.S.
Alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by a bite from the lone star tick, may also be triggered by the deer tick and the western black-legged tick.
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Novel Food Allergy to Tick-Borne Molecule Now More Likely to Be Diagnosed
Lone star ticks are also linked to infections such ... control study conducted jointly by the CDC and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Allergy & Immunology Clinic.