Potential Exposures to Certain Infectious Agents in Clinical Laboratories and Research Settings

Reportable Directly to the Department Any person who is in a supervisory position at a human or veterinary diagnostic or research laboratory located in Massachusetts who has knowledge that a human has had exposure to certain infectious agents in the laboratory, shall report the same immediately by telephone to the Department. These infectious agents include, but are not necessarily limited to, Bacillus anthracis (excluding Sterne strains), Brucella suis, Brucella melitensis, Brucella abortus, Brucella canis, Brucella sp. vaccine strains, Burkholderia mallei, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Francisella tularensis, Neisseria meningitidis, and Yersinia pestis In addition, bites, scratches or contact with body fluids from macaque monkeys shall be reported in the same manner.