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More people may be at risk for red meat allergy caused by ticks than previously thought

More people may be at risk for red meat allergy caused by ticks than previously thought
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Far more people may be at risk for alpha-gal syndrome, the tick-borne illness that triggers an allergy to red meat, than previously thought. Nearly a quarter of adults in five states where lone star ticks are prevalent are estimated to show signs that they’ve been bitten, according to new rese...

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