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.
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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Growing tick-borne allergy to red meat is the focus of Southern Mississippi researchers
Lone star tick saliva contains alpha-gal, and tick bites transmit it to humans, he added. “Red meat already has a lot of alpha-gal in it so, when (alpha-gal syndrome sufferers) eat it ...
Mississippi researchers investigate growing tick-borne allergy to red meat
The allergy, known as alpha-gal syndrome, affects hundreds of thousands of Americans and is particularly prevalent in the southeastern United States.
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Republican TN lawmaker introduces bill to require healthcare providers to report alpha-gal syndrome cases to state
A Republican state lawmaker proposed a bill aimed at helping healthcare providers better respond to cases of alpha-gal syndrome — a condition usually caused by a tick bite that can radically ...
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Mississippi researchers investigate growing tick-borne allergy to red meat
The allergy, known as alpha-gal syndrome ... which usually begins with the bite of the lone star tick. This type of tick, named because of its star-shaped spots, is indigenous to the eastern ...
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Kansas State University researchers say red meat allergy from tick bites is becoming more common
Alpha-gal syndrome is the term used to describe the allergic reaction to red meats and mammalian related products, most often through a tick bite. ...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ...
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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 ...