A Tick-Borne Allergy Moves North: Alpha-Gal on Long Island

A Tick-Borne Allergy Moves North: Alpha-Gal on Long Island

Alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne allergy to red meat, was once considered a medical curiosity largely confined to the American Southeast. That is no longer the case. The Lone Star tick, which triggers the condition, has expanded its range northward, and Long Island—particularly Suffolk County—has emerged as an unexpected hotspot.