Doctors diagnosed him with alpha-gal syndrome, which is caused by a bite from the lone star tick. Patients develop a delayed ...

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

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

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

Alpha-gal, a sugar molecule, enters the body via a tick bite. In certain people, this sets off a response from the immune system, the body's defense mechanism. Red meats such as lamb, beef and ...

A recent study shows that two additional tick species can transmit the red meat allergy alpha-gal syndrome. Which species can ...

A rare red meat allergy, usually linked to a bite from the lone star tick, may also be caused by other tick species found in different parts of the U.S., a new report shows. "Alpha-gal syndrome is ...

A Blount County woman said she was bitten nearly seven years ago while rescuing dogs. Since then, she developed a strange ...

Some illnesses spread through tick bites have been known threats in Rhode Island for some time. Others, such as Alpha-gal ...

Mather said it’s currently too early 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. Here’s ...

New cases of alpha-gal syndrome — a rare but potentially life-threatening illness that makes people violently allergic to red meat — suggest that more tick species may be to blame than ...