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

New research led by Yale School of Medicine (YSM) advances the goals of creating a diagnostic test and vaccines for ...

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

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In the second study, researchers traced back a case of alpha-gal in Maine likely caused by the bite of an Ixodes scapularis tick, or deer tick. Though lone star ticks have rarely been found in ...

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 alpha-gal ...

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Researchers confirmed that black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) can trigger alpha-gal syndrome in humans. A 10-year surveillance in Maine identified 23 confirmed cases of the meat allergy ...

In Maine, the affected woman had confirmed bite from an Ixodes scapularis (I. scapularis) tick. In Washington, the woman was bitten by a Ixodes pacificus (I. pacificus) tick. “U.S. health and public ...