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Research ties bites from 2 more types of ticks to red meat allergy
Two Emerging Infectious Diseases studies link bites from black-legged (deer) and western black-legged ticks to potentially ...
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CDC confirms black-legged ticks can cause red meat allergy in humans
Researchers confirmed that black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) can trigger alpha-gal syndrome in humans. A 10-year ...
The Risk of Becoming Allergic to Meat After a Tick Bite May Be Higher Than Thought
New research from the CDC is exposing surprising new culprits behind a growing meat allergy. The tick menace is even worse ...
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Heading outdoors? Ticks already a menace
Ticks are most active between May and October in Pennsylvania, but it doesn’t mean that they’re not out there now. Already, ...
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What is alpha-gal syndrome? New concern about bizarre red meat allergy linked to ticks
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 ...
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A meat allergy caused by ticks may be popping up in new parts of the U.S.
It’s rare, but in some cases a tick bite can cause a person to develop an allergy to red meat. Most cases, scientists believe, are linked to the lone star tick, a species typically found in the ...