Mayo Clinic Laboratories begin monkeypox testing

Jul 11, 2022 - 03:54 PM
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Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester, Minn., today will begin testing for monkeypox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Health care providers can order the test from Mayo Clinic Laboratories just as they would other tests, with results reported to jurisdictions as outlined in CDC鈥檚 The laboratory will use CDC鈥檚 orthopoxvirus test and anticipates it can handle up to 10,000 tests per week.

鈥淭his will not only increase testing capacity but also make it more convenient for providers and patients to access tests by using existing provider-to-laboratory networks,鈥 said CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D.

LabCorp began using the CDC test last week and three other commercial laboratories are expected to soon, joining CDC鈥檚 Laboratory Response Network in performing the monkeypox test. CDC has reported over 860 U.S.  since May.
 

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