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Islanders’ diets are being upended by an onslaught of alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-induced allergy to meat and dairy.

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A rare tick-borne virus, Powassan, is suspected in a part of Massachusetts. As tick risks expand in the region, what to know and where to learn more.

Massachusetts is home to three tick species that pose “particular concern to human health,” Brown said. That includes blacklegged ticks, which are also known as deer ticks, and American dog ticks.

Massachusetts Audubon says warmer climates have led to an increase in the black-legged deer tick population. “There’s not a large population of ticks that carry Powassan virus.

A Massachusetts mother has identified her newborn daughter, who has a possible case of Powassan virus, which is under ...