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- CDC Publishes Monkeypox Virus PCR Testing Procedure
On June 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Real-Time PCR test procedure to detect the Monkeypox virus. This assay is designed to detect the Monkeypox virus and is intended for international partners and laboratories interested in pursuing a laboratory-developed test (LDT). This procedure includes sequence information for primer and probe development and cycling conditions.
Public health laboratories have the capacity for the current testing demand. Laboratories with specimens suspected of containing the Monkeypox virus should contact their state or territorial public health department (contact list) as soon as possible. Please refer to the CDC Specimen Collection Guidelines for Monkeypox virus for more information.
Below are additional CDC resources: