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A new public health threat is emerging — and we can still get ahead of it - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Summary by MV Times
New England has long been an epicenter for tick-borne disease. Today, the region is also on the front lines of an emerging public health threat: expansion of the range of the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) and the disease it brings: alpha-gal syndrome (AGS). AGS is a serious allergic reaction to the carbohydrate galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal). AGS is spread through the saliva of the lone star tick, an invasive species now rapid…
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MV Times broke the news on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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