Tick bites are increasing alpha-gal meat allergy cases, especially in fragmented suburban and forested landscapes.

New research suggests that any tick bites from these three species could leave you with an unexpected allergy to red meat.

The allergy is known as alpha-gal syndrome, which is also a potentially life-threatening condition. Scientists think that the ...

Two cases of alpha-gal syndrome suggest that the lone star tick isn’t the only species in the United States capable of triggering an allergy to red meat.

Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing seasonal allergies this week. They’re also seeing rashes from outdoor ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, is one tick-triggered allergy that can change what you eat, the medications you tolerate and how ...

Doctors diagnosed him with alpha-gal syndrome, which is caused by a bite from the lone star tick. Patients develop a delayed ...

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is urging residents to protect themselves and their loved ones from ...

I was fully covered in these hives, head to toe. Literally from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet,” said Rob ...

A death in Floyd County attributed to ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne illness, has prompted Indiana health officials to urge Hoosiers to take precautions, as ticks are active from early spring through late ...

Traditionally, the lone star tick was the primary suspect in alpha-gal cases. However, recent studies reveal that other tick species, such as the western blacklegged and blacklegged ticks, may also ...

It’s nearly peak tick season and bites from the bugs may come with dangerous consequences for meat lovers — and everyone exposed. Three species are associated with a red meat allergy that can ...