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

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

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

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 ...

New cases of alpha-gal syndrome — a rare but potentially life-threatening illness that makes people violently allergic to red meat — suggest that more tick species may be to blame than ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 a potentially life-threatening allergic condition often caused by the bite of a Lone Star Tick, which are common in Virginia. AGS symptoms happen after eating red meat or ...

Rep. Ed Butler’s bill would add alpha-gal syndrome to Tennessee’s disease list as cases linked to lone star ticks rise, affecting thousands statewide.