NYT examines tick-borne disease surge and why control efforts are failing
A new article frames rising tick populations and alpha-gal syndrome as a 'scientific and civilizational horror story.'
What to know
- Tick-borne diseases, particularly alpha-gal syndrome, are rising and current control efforts appear inadequate.
- The New York Times characterizes the situation as a major public health crisis with civilizational implications.
Benjamin Wallace New York Times journalist
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- Aug 24
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Summer # Ticks Took Over Conventional wisdom about ticks, is lagging fast-changing reality. 2004-2016, reported cases of # tick -borne diseases in US doubled. Four out of five were # Lyme — nearly half a million # Americans are treated for it each year — but seven tick-borne maladies not previously reported in # UnitedStates also made their…
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It's game over man, game over! Hope we have enough fish and chicken to feed everyone! The explosion of ticks and Alpha-gal syndrome "One deer can feed 1,500 ticks per season," Ryan said. "And one tick can lay 2,000 eggs, one female tick! So, that's 3 million ticks that are coming off of one deer." https://www. cbsnews.com/news/the-explosion…
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"A molecule called alpha-gal, which is present in a lone star’s saliva, can be in your blood almost instantly. This is a problem, because it gives some victims a dangerous allergy to red meat called alpha-gal syndrome. And while Lyme is “basically treatable” in 95 percent of cases...with alpha-gal 'there’s no known treatment.'" https://www…