As Aussie Open rolls on, a look at how Melbourne and Victoria tick all the boxes for perfect golf

I had the typical American checklist of expectations as I boarded for Australia: koala bears, kangaroos, surf breaks and cool ...
WVTF

Ticks Are Thriving in Southwest Virginia. Here’s What That Means for Your Health.

Southwest Virginia is a hotspot for tick-borne disease— with some of the highest per-person rates of Lyme disease in the ...
Healio

Q&A: Alliance for Camp Health develops tick bite guide for pediatricians

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ticks are spreading farther across the United States, and tick-borne illnesses are rising. The Alliance for Camp ...
Forbes

First Reported Alpha-Gal Syndrome Death, Meat Allergy From Tick Bite

The lone star tick, seen here in a vial, can transmit alpha-gal sugar and thus alpha-gal syndrome. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Tick. Tick. Tick. It was ...
WVEC

Virginia Beach woman develops allergy to meat through tick bite: what is alpha-gal syndrome?

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach woman said doctors diagnosed her with a meat allergy, caused by a tick bite. The phenomenon is something doctors across the country say they’re seeing in more ...
The New York Times

After a Mysterious Death, a Family’s Quest for Answers Leads to a Tick

A JetBlue pilot’s illness looked like food poisoning, but it was actually an increasingly common tick-borne meat allergy that can be fatal. By Joseph Goldstein The 47-year-old JetBlue pilot went to a ...
The Washington Post

One woman’s tick bite sets off fight over insurance and prior authorization

Leah Kovitch was pulling invasive plants in the meadow near her home one weekend in late April when a tick latched onto her leg. She did not notice the tiny bug until Monday, when her calf muscle ...
Staten Island Advance

Lone star tick present on Staten Island linked to meat allergy death of New Jersey man

A 47-year-old New Jersey man is the first person known to have died of a meat allergy caused by the bite of a tick, according to a published report in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: ...
AOL

Wait, You Can Get a Meat Allergy from a Tick Bite? Here's What to Know

A new autopsy just confirmed the first U.S. death from tick-borne alpha-gal syndrome. Alpha-gal syndrome causes delayed allergic reactions to mammal meat, dairy and some medicines after tick bites.
MedPage Today

First Documented Death From Meat Allergy Tied to Tick Bite

Researchers have reported what they believe is the first documented death from a meat allergy that can be triggered by tick bites. A 47-year-old New Jersey man died last year from alpha-gal syndrome, ...
Yahoo

NJ man dies after tick bite causes meat allergy

A New Jersey man is believed to be the first to die from a "meat allergy" caused by a tick bite. The otherwise health man died shortly after eating a hamburger. Mom Surprised Her Sister-in-Law Hasn't ...
Fox News

Man dies hours after eating burger as researchers confirm fatal allergy

A New Jersey man’s death is the first known to be linked to a tick-borne meat allergy, according to researchers at UVAHealth in Virginia. The unidentified man, 47, reportedly died last summer, four ...