A Blount County woman said she was bitten nearly seven years ago while rescuing dogs. Since then, she developed a strange ...

A recent study shows that two additional tick species can transmit the red meat allergy alpha-gal syndrome. Which species can ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer New data from the CDC suggests that alpha-gal syndrome—a tick-borne allergy to red meat—may be more widespread than previously thought.Scientists long believed that only ...

Two additional tick species in the U.S. have been found capable of transmitting red meat allergy, or alpha-gal syndrome.

Alpha-gal syndrome, a severe and life-threatening allergy to red meat, has been linked to tick bites in Maine and Washington.

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in northern parts of the country, but tick season has already begun.

In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.

New research on alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy to red meat, suggests that its spread may be linked to more tick species.

Experts said the more mild winters and prolonged warm periods in Connecticut have created more friendly conditions for tick survival, some carrying serious diseases.

Lone star ticks, named for a silvery-white, star-shaped spot on their backs, are particularly concerning because their bites ...

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