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

Americans have been issued a warning over two specific species of tick to look out for right now following a surge in the ...

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

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

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

And while the markings on adult female ticks of the two species are different enough that you might be able to distinguish between them, the smaller nymphs and larvae can be much harder to identify.

Along the trails of Windy Hill Open Space Preserve, San Mateo County Vector Control swept the areas to collect and study ticks. And to their surprise, they recently discovered the emergence of ...

The group of blood-sucking parasites called ticks can spread pathogens like Lyme Disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

But there are different tick species known to cause it in other parts of the world, and doctors stateside have encountered the occasional case in places where the lone star shouldn’t be residing.

may also be caused by other tick species found in different parts of the U.S., a new report shows. “Alpha-gal syndrome is relatively rare, but those who have it can have a full-on anaphylactic ...

Three tick species in the U.S. are known to transmit AGS: the lone star tick, the blacklegged tick, and the Western blacklegged tick. AGS symptoms can include hives, itching, swelling, and ...

There have been 14 distinct species of tick recorded in New York by Upstate Medical University’s tickMAP. Other recorded species include the Asian longhorn tick and Ixodes cookei. Research has ...