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SUMMARY:Tick Talk Thursdays on Zoom\, 12-1pm
DESCRIPTION:Tick Talk: Community Q&A with the Martha’s Vineyard Tick Program\n						Description:Tick science can be complicated—but getting answers shouldn’t be.\nThe Martha’s Vineyard Tick Program is hosting weekly open office hours as a space for the community to ask questions\, share experiences\, and learn more about ticks\, tick-borne diseases\, and Alpha-gal syndrome. \nThese sessions are informal\, conversational\, and grounded in local experience and public health science. If we don’t have an answer on the spot\, we’ll help find it. \nDrop in anytime—whether you have one question or many. \n*Note that individual medical advice will not be provided. Please consult your medical provider if you have questions about your own health.\n\n\n\nRegister at the Vineyard Haven Library Events Calendar. The same Zoom link will be used each Thursday.\n\nThis event will run on Thursdays from April 30 – May 28\, 2026\, 12pm-1pm.
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SUMMARY:[Rescheduled] Ticked Off: Public Health's Role in Understanding and Tracking Alpha-Gal Syndrome
DESCRIPTION:[Rescheduled] Ticked Off: Public Health’s Role in Understanding and Tracking Alpha-Gal Syndrome\nThis event has been rescheduled due to conflicts with the Aquinnah Town Meeting. \nJoin Lea Hamner\, epidemiologist with the Martha’s Vineyard Tick Program\, for a conversation about the growing public health response to Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS)\, a tick-associated condition now designated as a reportable disease in Massachusetts. Lea will explain what this shift means for disease tracking\, clinical care\, and community understanding. The program also addresses a common misconception: a positive Alpha-Gal test alone does not make an allergy diagnosis\, and diagnosis requires the presence of allergic symptoms. By clarifying how AGS is identified\, tracked\, and understood\, this program offers important context for a condition that continues to raise questions across the Island and beyond. \nWHERE: Aquinnah Public Library\, 1 Church St\, Aquinnah\, MA 02535 \nWHEN: [RESCHEDULED] May 28\, 2026 from 6pm-7pm \nCOST: Free! \n  \n 
URL:https://islandspublichealth.com/event/ticked-off-public-healths-role-in-understanding-and-tracking-alpha-gal-syndrome/
LOCATION:Aquinnah Public Library\, 1 Church St\, Aquinnah\, MA\, 02535\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alpha Gal,Events,Martha's Vineyard,Public Health,Ticks
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