Bethelhem Getu Hundie and Getahun Birhanu took their daughter, Maya, to Piedmont Eastside Medical Center in Snellville on Oct ...

Researchers thought colder temperatures and higher elevations could stop the march of invasive fire ants across NC. Mother ...

In this podcast, student journalist Taryn Pollock explains what the ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus is and why it is commonly called the Zombie ant-virus. Taryn Pollock is a student at South ...

Australia is grappling with a surge in venomous red fire ant populations after heavy rains forced them above ground. These aggressive insects from South America can cause severe allergic reactions ...

AGS is a serious allergic reaction triggered by a sugar molecule called alpha-gal, which is found in most mammalian meat. When certain ticks bite humans, they can transfer alpha-gal into the ...

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But in rare cases a tick bite can cause people to develop an allergy to red meat. This is known as alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), and scientists believe hat most cases are linked to the lone star tick ...

Ebony Britton is the pained face of South East Queensland’s fire ant crisis. When the mother of two secured a cheap rental at ...

The studies detail cases of red meat allergy, formally known as alpha-gal syndrome, tied to bites from two tick species not normally associated with it—ticks that also cause Lyme disease.

“It’s pretty scary,” she said. “Kaleb says the pain is excruciating and he’s now allergic to all ant bites, even just normal green ants and bull ants. “We had no idea about the fire ...