As many as 450,000 Americans may be living with #alphagal syndrome, a #meat #allergy that is linked to #tick bites, with many of those people going undiagnosed, according to two new studies from #CDC.#LoneStarTicks, are belienve to be primary culprits of the #disease in US. Researchers found that 78% of #healthcare providers who were surveyed had little or no knowledge of the condition, and many clinicians who had heard of the syndrome were not sure how to diagnose it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/health/alpha-gal-ticks-meat-allergy.html

Cases of Heartland virus are increasing. It should be considered as a possibility in patients with undiagnosed fever, diarrhea, myalgias, and elevated liver enzymes who live in areas where Lone Star ticks are found. #Heartland virus can also cause encephalopathy and hemophagocytic syndrome (both potentially fatal).

#LoneStarticks also spread ehrlichiosis, tularemia, southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI), and Bourbon virus. It may also cause alpha-gal syndrome (red meat allergy).