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A single bite from the lone star tick can trigger a severe allergy to red meat or pork and doctors told our partners at ...

New cases of alpha-gal syndrome — a rare but potentially life-threatening illness that makes people violently allergic to red meat — suggest that more tick species may be to blame than ...

New cases of alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) have emerged in areas outside the habitat of the lone star tick, suggesting other tick species, like black-legged ticks, may be responsible. AGS, an allergy ...