Alpha-Gal Cases Skyrocket as Lone Star Ticks Dig in

In 2020, the hospital recorded just two confirmed cases of alpha-gal sensitivity. By 2022, the number had jumped to 77. This year, as of Sept. 30, the hospital had 365 positive cases.

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Lone Star Ticks Continue to Make Inroads Around the Island

A study published earlier this month in the entomology journal Insects delves into how lone star and deer ticks have co-existed since the rapid rise of lone stars, and what it could mean for the future.

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