To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to include alpha-gal syndrome on the list of nationally notifiable diseases.
The Recognize AGS Act directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to add alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) to its official list of nationally notifiable diseases. Nationally notifiable diseases are health conditions that doctors and laboratories must report to public health authorities, allowing the government to track cases and monitor disease trends across the country. By adding AGS to this list, the bill ensures that cases of the meat allergy condition, which develops after tick bites, will be systematically tracked and reported to help public health officials better understand how widespread the condition is. The bill does not allocate specific funding or establish a timeline for implementation beyond directing the CDC to take the necessary steps to add AGS to the list. The legislation was introduced in February 2024 with bipartisan support.
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