Due to the emerging public health threat, Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein tasked medical providers with notifying the state about new alpha-gal syndrome diagnoses. Lab results have shown high or moderate positivity rates for alpha-gal syndrome in Massachusetts, particularly in Barnstable, Berkshire, Dukes and Nantucket counties.
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