The lone star tick, found primarily in southern states ... alpha-gal syndrome is a potentially life-threatening allergy to red meat or other products made from mammals, according to the CDC.

The allergy, known as alpha-gal syndrome, affects hundreds of thousands of Americans and is particularly prevalent in the ...

Studies indicate that less than 10% of people bitten by the Lone Star tick ever develop an allergic reaction to red meat ...

It took doctors a long time, however, to figure out the unlikely cause: alpha-gal syndrome, also known as red meat allergy, which Wallace probably got from lone star tick bites in her backyard in ...

A troubling email for red ... red meat. Since its identification 2002, various ticks have been classified as spreaders around the globe. Here in the U.S., it’s the lone star tick.

The Lone Star tick, whose bite can lead to people developing an allergy to red meat and other foods, is found mostly in the southeastern United States, in addition to parts of the Midwest and the ...

the lone star tick. Dr. Scott Commins is an allergist, and was working with the University at the time. Scott Commins: Over 90 to 93% of our patients that developed allergic reactions to red meat ...

Mention below are a few other health risks associated with high red meat intake. The bite from a lone start tick causes an allergic condition known as acquired red meat allergy. Read on to know ...

The Lone Star tick is responsible for most cases of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy that's appearing more and more in Kansas ...

The Lone Star tick is responsible for most cases of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy that's appearing more and more in Kansas. (Kansas State University Research and Extension.) Originally ...

Researchers at Kansas State University say the number of cases of an allergic reaction to red meat tied to tick bites is increasing across the state. Priscilla Brenes, K-State Research and ...