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

Alpha-gal syndrome, a life-threatening allergy to red meat, has been linked to ticks in Maine and Washington state.

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in northern parts of the country, but tick season has already begun.

In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ticks, which can cause a red meat allergy ... Thomas Mather, the director of URI’s Center for ...

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Thomas Mather, the director of URI’s Center for Vector ... to red meat. Here’s what to look out for this tick season. What ticks to look out for: Watch out for the lone star tick The primary tick ...

Tick bites can cause a rare red meat allergy called alpha-gal syndrome Research shows more types of ticks may be spreading the condition Alpha-gal syndrome can lead to delayed, severe allergic ...

The prospect of Lyme disease is no joke. About 47% of the adult ticks that the St. Joseph County Department of Health has ...

URI Professor Thomas Mather said that tick spotting have increased in the last two weeks. In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ...