The tick species that carry Lyme disease are called Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes angustus, better known as black-legged ticks. These ticks can cause the bacterial infection (borrelia) that leads to ...

In the United States, AGS is most often associated with the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) but can also be transmitted by black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis, also called deer ticks).

SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cases of alpha-gal syndrome are being found outside of the original region of concern. Health care provider ...

However, a new report published in the British Journal of General Practice revealed a tick native to the UK, Ixodes ricinus, could be transmitting the disease. This comes after some case reports ...

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The deer tick, also known as the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), is the species responsible for transmitting Lyme disease. The CAPC report also highlighted the geographic expansion of other ...

“IscREAM stands for the Ixodes scapularis rapid extracellular antigen monitoring, and is a pretty apt name because who wouldn’t scream when they find a tick on them!” wrote Thomas Hart, former ...