Tick-borne disease information for health care providers

Reporting diagnosed cases of tick-borne disease

Medical care providers are required (105 CMR 300.100) to report each patient they have diagnosed with the following tick-borne diseases:

Babesiosis
Borrelia miyamotoi
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA)
Human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME)
Lyme disease
Powassan virus
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Tularemia
Alpha-gal syndrome

For questions on disease reporting or to obtain a specific case report form, please contact the DPH Division of Surveillance, Analytics, and Informatics at (617) 983-6801.

Alerts and Advisories

Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS) is reportable to DPH through the Commissioner’s authority as of April 1, 2026.

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