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

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

Epidemiologist Elizabeth Schiffman, who supervises the Vectorborne Diseases Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health, ...

"Lone Star Ticks carry different pathogens than what we have here and they also cause Alpha-gal syndrome," UC Davis ...

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.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes the lone star tick as “very aggressive,” and it seeks out human ...

Maryland is home to multiple types of ticks, which can spread disease. Here's what to look out for and how to avoid ...

Two more kinds of ticks can cause red meat allergies than previously thought. See the new species, learn where all 3 live, ...

Patients develop a delayed allergic reaction to red meat. Eating beef, pork or lamb can cause severe hives, difficulty ...

Americans have been issued a warning over two specific species of tick to look out for right now following a surge in the ...

The CDC warned that Lone Star ticks had affected close to 450,000 people with meat allergies; deer ticks can spread multiple ...

Once thought to be caused only by the lone star tick, CDC studies now confirm that other tick species – including the blacklegged and western blacklegged ticks – may also trigger AGS in the ...