# BITTEN: INSIDE THE TICK SURGE & MYSTERIOUS ALPHA-GAL SYNDROME

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Podcast: [The Highwire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-highwire-5821053)
Published: 2026-05-22T15:43:52+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1626

## Resource

Tick reports are exploding, and Lyme disease cases are now estimated at more than 400,000 a year — so why is Pfizer suddenly fast-tracking a new Lyme vaccine? Functional medicine physician Dr. Jess Peatross joins Del to discuss the timing, the rise of a tick-borne illness that can trigger a meat allergy, and the natural protocols she says are helping chronic Lyme patients achieve remission.

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