As the calendar turns to warmer months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning about the ...

Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS) is as peculiar as it is surprising. Known as the “red meat allergy” or “tick-bite allergy,” AGS ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Exotic southern species like the Gulf Coast tick and the lone star tick are being detected in New York and other northern states, for example. But the tick that experts warn of the most is a ...