Health & Fitness
Increase In Tickborne Disease Alpha-Gal Found On Martha's Vineyard
A once-rare tickborne disease is spreading steadily on Martha's Vineyard.
August 21, 2024
MARTHA'S VINEYARD - A once-rare tickborne disease is spreading steadily on Martha's Vineyard.
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The Martha's Vineyard hospital is seeing a steady increase of Lone Star tick bites. And more of those patients are being diagnosed with Alpha-Gal Syndrome, which makes some of them allergic to meat. In 2020, two people tested positive for the condition. This year, 150 people have tested positive on Martha's Vineyard.
With a white mark on its back, the Lone Star tick has been making it's way from the southeast to warmer parts of Massachusetts - that means costal regions, including Martha's Vineyard.
Find out what's happening in Martha's Vineyardfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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