Two additional tick species in the U.S. have been found capable of transmitting red meat allergy, or alpha-gal syndrome.
In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.
Alpha-gal syndrome, a severe and life-threatening allergy to red meat, has been linked to tick bites in Maine and Washington.
New research on alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy to red meat, suggests that its spread may be linked to more tick species.
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