A single tick bite can permanently rewire your immune system, turning a backyard barbecue into a medical emergency.

Reportings of lone star ticks are on the rise in the region. The tick can cause alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy to red meat.

That molecule is found naturally in ticks and most mammals, but not in humans.

Lone star ticks and Asian longhorned ticks are rising in CT, raising concerns about alpha-gal syndrome and ehrlichiosis.

Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as ...

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The Asian longhorned tick was only identified in New York in 2018, but now researchers have reported it in multiple cities in ...

Experts are predicting a severe tick season for North America in 2026, including propagation of the lone star species whose bites can trigger potentially lethal red meat allergies in humans. But there ...

A public health expert explains why tick-borne diseases are on the rise, what they are, and how to keep yourself and loved ...

Alpha-gal syndrome occurs when a lone star tick bite introduces a sugar molecule called galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose into the bloodstream, causing the immune system to produce antibodies. The next ...

This story was originally published Nov. 26, 2025, at the end of last year’s tick season. We are republishing it as tick ...

The tick population is on the rise in North Carolina and much of the nation. Here's how to keep the blood suckers at bay.