410 ILCS 465/5
Findings
Illinois · Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 465 — Tracking Infectious Cases Knowledgeably Act. · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 410 ILCS 465/5, Findings, Illinois, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-15, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1292841
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:1292841@1- SHA-256
643ccc23bf5f2ebf54f164041de753a55a8fc1ba8d59202bcee1f5752b043beb
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
Findings. The General Assembly finds that alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a serious and potentially life-threatening allergic condition that can occur after a tick bite. AGS is named for a molecule, known as alpha-gal or the Galili antigen, that is found in most mammals. Symptoms of AGS occur after people eat red meat or are exposed to other products made from mammals. Because of this, AGS is also known as the red meat allergy or tick bite meat allergy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified AGS as a growing threat to clinical and public health and has identified state-level surveillance of AGS as a critical need. The CDC has identified Illinois as a state with one of the highest AGS prevalence rates in the nation. (Source: P.A. 104-53, eff. 8-1-25.)