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The Massachusetts State Board of Health institutes mandatory weekly reporting of infectious diseases.

Date: 1874

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This marks the beginning of infectious disease tracking–the precursor to epidemiology strategies. By 1901, all states will have adopted similar policies to require statistics on specific infectious diseases to be reported to the state.