What is alpha-gal syndrome? New concern about bizarre red meat allergy linked to ticks
This new evidence raises worries about the spread of AGS, particularly in regions like Long Island, where ticks are a growing ...
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Two ticks newly linked to causing Alpha-Gal Syndrome in the United States
Two papers from the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal revealed two tick species are newly associated with causing Alpha-Gal Syndrome.
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New Research Links Red Meat Allergy to Tick Species
New research on alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a potentially life-threatening allergy to red meat, suggests that its spread may be ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Two women rushed to hospital with mystery illness after eating red meat – as scientists warn thousands more at risk
TWO women were rushed to hospital with a mysterious illness after eating red meat. Neither of them had suffered from food ...
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First Case of Tick that Transmits Lyme Disease Found in Montana
A tick removed from a hunting dog in Dawson County was confirmed to be the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis, also called ...
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Rare Red Meat Allergy Linked to More Tick Species
New cases suggests that other types of ticks, like the black-legged tick and the western black-legged tick, may also cause the condition.
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Flu quadruples hospitalization risk in congestive heart failure patients
In the US, alpha-gal syndrome is usually associated with bites from the lone star tick, but new cases were caused by black-legged and western black-legged ticks. So far 40 people have been ...
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A meat allergy caused by ticks may be popping up in new parts of the U.S.
A related tick, Ixodes pacificus, or the western black-legged tick, was also linked to the Washington case. The CDC’s map of suspected cases — which shows high concentrations in Alabama ...
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Rare red meat allergy from tick bites on rise in US
A rare red meat allergy is reportedly usually associated with a bite from the lone star tick, and may also be caused by other ...