Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a rare and potentially life-threatening allergy to red meat, has long been associated with bites ...

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

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer New data from the CDC suggests that alpha-gal syndrome—a tick-borne allergy to red meat—may be more widespread than previously thought.Scientists long believed that only ...

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

Other recorded species include the Asian longhorn tick and Ixodes cookei. Research has shown some adult ticks can overwinter, even during freezing cold conditions. Spring has come to New York ...

Other recorded species include the Asian longhorn tick and Ixodes cookei. Research has shown some adult ticks can overwinter, even during freezing cold conditions. Spring has come to Rochester and ...

The group of blood-sucking parasites called ticks can spread pathogens like Lyme Disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning that a rare red meat allergy is now being caused by the bites of two species of tick that weren ... woman had confirmed ...

Lab experiments have also supported the idea that these ticks are more likely to cause the allergy than other species in the U.S. But both Ixodes ticks are widely distributed through regions of ...

According to the report, both women reported being bitten by ticks, which suggests that other species—including Ixodes scapularis, also called black-legged or deer ticks—may also be associated with ...