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Meat allergy: Lone star tick bite can cause red meat allergy ... Young deer ticks, called nymphs, are brown and the size of poppy seeds. Adult female deer ticks are red and black, while males ...

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

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

Mather said it’s currently too early yet to tell how bad tick season will be. But he did point to an alarming trend: an uptick in lone star ticks, which can cause an allergy to red meat.

But he did point to an alarming trend: a rise in lone star ticks, which can cause an allergy to red meat. Here’s what to look out for this tick season. One of the primary tick species to be wary ...

Until recently, scientists believed only the lone star tick could spread the condition. However, a recent study reveals that bites from two other species of ticks can also trigger the allergy.

Most cases are linked to the lone star tick, which is common in the Southeast and lower Midwest. But new case reports from Maine and Washington state found two women who developed alpha-gal ...