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

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

Doctors diagnosed him with alpha-gal syndrome, which is caused by a bite from the lone star tick. Patients develop a delayed allergic reaction to red meat. Eating beef, pork or lamb can cause severe ...

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 ...

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

A recent death in Floyd County is being blamed on ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne illness. There were two ehrlichiosis deaths in ...

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 ...

Did you know a tick bite can make you allergic to red meat? If you get bitten by an ... They also suggest using DEET insect repellent on skin and spraying clothing with permethrin.

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.