Two cases of alpha-gal syndrome suggest that the lone star tick isn’t the only species in the United States capable of triggering an allergy to red meat.

New research suggests that any tick bites from these three species could leave you with an unexpected allergy to red meat.

Tick bites are increasing alpha-gal meat allergy cases, especially in fragmented suburban and forested landscapes.

Scientists have long thought that only one species of tick found in the United States, the lone star tick, could transmit a rare and potentially deadly meat allergy. But new reports of the allergy ...

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.

“It will start off as red and then it turns to what we will describe as “petechial” rash, where as you press on the rash, it doesn’t go away.” Lyme disease, another tick-borne ...

A single bite from the lone star tick can trigger a severe allergy to red meat or pork and doctors told our partners at WSB-TV it can be life-altering. “It’s amazing how your life can change f ...

Some tick bites can cause Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), making people allergic to red meat and some other mammal products. Three tick species in the U.S. are known to transmit AGS: the lone star tick ...