In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ticks, which can cause a red meat allergy. To protect yourself from ticks, wear tight ...
Two additional tick species in the U.S. have been found capable of transmitting red meat allergy, or alpha-gal syndrome.
Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in New England, but tick season has already begun. Thomas Mather, the director of URI’s Center for Vector-Borne Disease and its ...