CDC study finds nearly 1 in 4 adults in tick-prone states may have red meat allergy risk from alpha-gal syndrome
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Erika Edwards
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New CDC research reveals that nearly a quarter of adults in five U.S. states where lone star ticks are prevalent show signs of having been bitten by ticks carrying alpha-gal syndrome — a tick-borne illness that triggers an allergy to red meat. The condition is caused by ticks that have previously fed on mammals like cows, deer, goats and pigs, transferring a sugar molecule called alpha-gal into humans. The findings suggest the risk population may be significantly larger than previously understood.
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Twitter / XCDC study finds nearly 1 in 4 adults in tick-prone states may have red meat allergy risk from alpha-gal syndromenbcnews.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledNearly a quarter of adults in five states where lone star ticks are prevalent are estimated to show signs that they've been bitten.
Alpha-gal syndrome is caused by ticks, usually the lone star tick, that have previously fed on mammals like cows, deer, goats and pigs.
Those animals have a specific sugar molecule in their blood called alpha-gal.
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