The WHO has recently declared monkeypox a global health emergency . Health care organizations worldwide are developing and implementing diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to curb the spread of the disease. Recently, the USFDA released safety recommendations regarding testing for the monkeypox virus . The USFDA recommends swab samples be taken directly from a lesion (rash or growth). There is insufficient evidence to validate other sample types, such as blood or saliva, and such samples may produce false test results.
The USFDA is also working closely with the CDC to combat monkeypox globally. Recommendations For test users and caregivers Be updated with CDC’s recommendations on monkeypox disease. Report to your HCP if you have symptoms or if you suspect contact with someone who has monkeypox. Inform your HCP if you were tested for the monkeypox virus using a sample other than the…
