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Massachusetts to make alpha-gal syndrome reportable, public health commissioner says
Summary
Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein announced that the Department of Public Health will require health providers and labs to report alpha-gal syndrome beginning April 1 for at least a year to improve case detection, clinician support and public awareness amid an expanding lone star tick presence.
Robbie Goldstein, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, announced at a Falmouth event hosted by Governor Maura Healey that the department will make alpha-gal syndrome a reportable condition beginning April 1 for at least the next year to improve surveillance, clinician recognition and public awareness.
Alpha-gal syndrome is an allergy triggered by the bite of certain ticks — most notably the lone star tick — that can cause delayed allergic reactions to…
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