KSMU

A tick bite made this rancher allergic to her own cattle. It's a worsening issue for farmers

Alpha-gal syndrome, a tickborne allergy to red meat and dairy, has become more common in the last few years. The condition ...
Yahoo

First death linked to red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, researchers say

An airline pilot from New Jersey is the first person to have died of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine ...
abc13

Lone Star ticks that cause red-meat allergies now moving to northern U.S.

A bite from the Lone Star tick could cause an allergy to red meat, and now the bug is moving north. Typically found in the southeast region of the United States, the tick is moving north, according to ...
KGW8

First death linked to meat allergy caused by tick bites

WASHINGTON — A 47-year-old New Jersey man has become the first documented death from alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, according to a case study published Wednesday in ...

Health officials issue warning amid surge in dangerous disease in US region: 'Has gotten so bad'

As MV Times reported, Massachusetts state officials labeled ticks a public health crisis after a sharp rise in sightings and ...
KCCI Des Moines

Iowa’s first Gulf Coast tick discovered, Lone Star tick also found

REVEALED ELDER WAS THE BABY’S MOTHER. AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY BY AN EASTERN IOWA COLLEGE STUDENT IS CHANGING WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TICKS IN IOWA. TWO LONE STAR TICKS KNOWN FOR CAUSING AN ALLERGY TO RED ...
usace.army.mil

Lone Star threat: the tick that gives way more than it gets

FORT KNOX, Ky. — I sat in the car with the window down two months ago as my wife walked into a grocery store. The warm morning sun danced with a cool breeze, providing a perfect opportunity to relax ...