Alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by a bite from the lone star tick, may also be triggered by the deer tick and the western black-legged tick.

Both women reported being bitten by ticks, which suggests that other species — including Ixodes scapularis, also called black-legged or deer ticks — may also be associated with alpha-gal ...

The alpha-gal syndrome is thought to be triggered by bites from the lone star tick. Emerging evidence suggests other ticks—found in other parts of the country—may also cause it. Most cases, scientists ...

Two Emerging Infectious Diseases studies link bites from black-legged (deer) and western black-legged ticks to potentially ...

Most people exposed to the parasites behind babesiosis don't get sick, but for others, the infection can be deadly.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Once inside the body, Babesia parasites invade and destroy red blood cells. This severely ...

A molecular study on ticks and A. phagocytophilum suggests that arthropod autophagy molecules such as ATG14 and ULK1 are important for the infection of this bacterium in tick cells. Zhu et al show ...

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