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 ...

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

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

Due to changes in global climate, the geographic distribution of ticks and tick-borne infections is increasing and represents a growing global health concern for humans. Ticks of the genus Ixodidae ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...