In many regions of the U.S. and the world, enjoying the great outdoors comes with a hidden risk: ticks and the diseases they carry. Ticks can carry pathogens like Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii, which can cause Lyme disease in humans. Lyme disease is the most common tickborne illness, but there are also dozens of other diseases that ticks can transmit to humans.
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According to a new CDC report, alpha-gal syndrome a red meat allergy that's kickstarted by a tick bite is on the rise. A majority of these cases take place in states where the lone star tick resides, primarily the southern, midwestern, and mid-Atlantic regions of the US.
In a recent report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says more than 110,000 suspected cases of alpha-gal syndrome were identified between 2010 and 2022.