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

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

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in New England, but tick season has already begun. Thomas Mather, the ...

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.

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

Of the thousands of ticks collected across Connecticut last year, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station says ...

State environmental officials say lone star ticks and long horned ticks were found in Fairfield, New London, Middlesex and New Haven counties in 2024.

Dr. Megan Linske, a vector ecologist with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said she's seen changes in new ...

NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - State researchers released on Monday findings from their 2024 statewide tick surveillance program. The Center for Vector Biology and Zoonotic Diseases at the Connecticut ...

The Center for Vector Biology and Zoonotic Diseases at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station said it collected more ...

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

China is thought to be be catching up with the US in AI and self-driving cars, but it appears to be inching ahead on a ...