Morning radio host Brian Thomas at 55KRC turned to a University of Cincinnati biologist to explain a rare syndrome caused by the bites of some lone star ticks. Virginia health officials say they are seeing more cases of alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy that some people can develop after getting bitten by lone star ticks. Unlike Lyme disease transmitted in tick bites, alpha-gal syndrome is not a disease, UC Professor Joshua Benoit told 55KRC. "It's an allergy from the tick's saliva," Benoit said.

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