(NEXSTAR) — A tick known to cause meat and dairy allergies appears to be continuing its northward spread, prompting new reminders from health officials. The lone star tick, found primarily in ...

The allergy to mammalian meat like beef, pork, and lamb that's spread by a bite from a lone star tick is different. "The weird thing about [this reaction] is it can occur within three to 10 or 12 ...

Goudarz Molaei is a research scientist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and an associate clinical professor in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at the Yale ...

US scientists have traced alpha-gal to saliva from the lone star tick. The tick is identified by the white spot on its back and is mostly found in southern and eastern parts of the US. But experts ...

Dukes County health officials want to know what Vineyarders think about alpha-gal syndrome, and whether they’d like to take ...

The cause is the lone star tick; one-quarter of an inch in length, one bite from this tick can result in an red meat allergy to red meat — and sometimes meat byproducts like dairy — that lasts ...

What does a lone star tick look like? CDC warns of alpha-gal syndrome, red-meat allergies, rash The CDC has warned that hundreds of thousand of Americans may have developed alpha-gal syndrome ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — One bite from a little bug could change your whole life. If it attaches, the lone star tick can trigger a severe allergic reaction to mammal meat, such as beef, pork, and lamb.

The Lone Star tick (A. americanum) was their focus, but they also collected other species such as the American Dog Tick (D. variabilis). Researchers found an extensive population of both the ...

This parasiticide product was previously approved for killing adult fleas ( Ctenocephalides felis ), treating and preventing ...