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Nearly half a million Americans may be impacted by this tick-borne illness, and it isn't Lyme disease

Alpha-gal syndrome is changing the lives of people across the county, and more research is still needed to understand the numbers.

Nearly half a million Americans may be impacted by this tick-borne illness, and it isn't Lyme disease

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Alpha-gal syndrome is changing the lives of people across the county, and more research is still needed to understand the numbers.

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