"Beware the Lone Star Tick: Meat Allergy Risk on the Rise"
Several U.S. states have issued warnings about the lone star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, a serious meat allergy, if it bites humans. The CDC reported over 100,000 suspected cases from 2010 to 2022. States like Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Virginia, and Connecticut are among those alerting residents to the risks, especially as the prevalence of these ticks increases in the summer months.