Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a severe tick-vectored food allergy caused by sensitivity to the galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose ...

The bill would add alpha-gal syndrome to the state's list of reportable conditions and diseases. It still needs to pass the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — 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 ...

A bite from the lone star tick, often found in East Tennessee, can cause someone to develop alpha-gal syndrome — effectively causing an 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, where ticks thrive due to the warm ...

The ticks that latch on to migrating birds can travel thousands of kilometres, winding up in cooler climates like Canada.

Lone Star ticks are vectors for several diseases, including alpha-gal syndrome, which can cause a red-meat allergy in humans. In 2012, Alicia Tucker was ready to be induced to deliver her third ...

While most use winter as a chance for hibernation, around eight dozen people swarmed to the Brown County Music Center for the “Understanding Tick-borne Illness” conference Feb. 19 hosted by the Brown ...