What is alpha-gal syndrome? New Jersey man is first known fatality from meat allergy caused by ticks

New cases of alpha-gal syndrome suggest that more tick species may be to blame than initially thought. Now a New Jersey dad ...
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When You Get Bitten By A Tick, Here's What Could Happen To Your Body

In much of the U.S., ticks are nearly unavoidable. While most tick bites are harmless, it's important to know what could ...
Beef Magazine

Livestock producers face health threats from ticks

The later ticks are in their life cycle, the larger the animal they choose for their main course. Producers who work with ...
PhillyVoice

New Jersey man is first to die of red meat allergy linked to lone star ticks

As many as 450,000 Americans may have had developed the allergy, known as alpha-gal syndrome, in recent years. But many ...
WSAW

Deer ticks expected to peak soon, researchers seeking samples

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) -- Scientists at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute are asking the public to continue to submit ticks for a research study called the Tick Inventory via Citizen Science, or ...
The Atlantic

Deer Ticks Carry More Diseases Than We Thought; Saving Endangered Species Through Cloning

Discovered: Deer are hosts to even more pathogens than we thought; Brazil wants to un-endanger species by cloning them; satellites aren't beyond the reach of climate change; how Mayans grew maize.
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The Epicenter for Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks is One U.S. State

Pennsylvania now stands at the center of America’s Lyme disease epidemic, consistently reporting the highest number of cases ...