Alpha-gal syndrome, transmitted by the lone star tick, creates severe allergies to meat and dairy products that can last for ...

Studies have linked ticks on six continents to alpha-gal syndrome and its unusual symptoms. An entomologist explains what ...

What was once a rare tick-borne illness causing severe allergic reactions to red meat has seen a rapid rise in recent years, ...

Nicole Cooper, a Virginia resident now in remission from alpha-gal syndrome, joins NewsNation as tick-borne illnesses surge ...

However, alpha-gal syndrome is the tick-borne disease afflicting those on Martha's Vineyard in large numbers. Alpha-gal ...

Islanders’ diets are being upended by an onslaught of alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-induced allergy to meat and dairy.

While alpha-gal is associated in the United States with bites from Lone Star ticks, infectious disease doctors say other species of ticks throughout the world can transmit the syndrome. The ...

Virginia will begin tracking alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne condition causing delayed allergic reactions to meat and other mammalian products, as awareness grows about this emerging health concern.

There's a new medical issue on Martha's Vineyard, and it's impacting the way people eat. It's known as "alpha-gal syndrome," ...

With summer in full swing, many people now find themselves picking off one of the season’s least-favorite guests: ...

Lon Wilhelms got Alpha-gal syndrome from a lone star tick bite. The syndrome made her allergic to mammals and their byproducts. She starts her day with a specific coffee brand and only eats one ...

Alpha-gal syndrome is an allergy to a type of sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, which is found within the meat of certain mammals, such as cows, pigs, sheep and deer.