TN state bill requiring healthcare providers report alpha-gal syndrome passes House committee
The bill would add alpha-gal syndrome to the Tennessee Department of Health's list of reportable conditions and diseases.
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NRV residents recognized in General Assembly for awareness campaign
Two New River Valley residents say Virginia is a "hot spot" for Alpha-gal Syndrome, a severe allergy triggered by tick bites.
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Metro Atlanta is a hot bed for Lone Star ticks. Here’s what you can do to avoid them.
Alicia Tucker suffers from alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a type of allergy that is passed to humans via a single, tiny vector: the Lone Star tick. In a 2023 press release, the Centers for Disease Control ...
Growing tick-borne allergy to red meat is the focus of Southern Mississippi researchers
Alpha-gal syndrome, affects hundreds of thousands of Americans and is particularly prevalent in the southeastern United ...
Republican TN lawmaker introduces bill to require healthcare providers to report alpha-gal syndrome cases to state
A Tennessee bill aims to track alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne allergy to red meat that affects thousands in the state.