US EditionCDC Pauses Dozens of Types of Lab Testing During Evaluation and in Wake of Downsizing
The pause follows a 20% to 25% staffing drop and affects more than two dozen tests, officials and public health labs said.
- On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suspended diagnostic testing for rabies, mpox, and other infectious diseases, posting a list of more than two dozen types of testing that have become unavailable.
- Staffing levels fell by 20% to 25% over the last year, driven by layoffs, retirements, resignations, and the nonrenewal of temporary appointments across the agency.
- Scott Becker, CEO of the Association of Public Health Laboratories, noted the agency is pausing more tests than ever, though some state labs in New York and California can pick up the slack.
- Jill Taylor, former director of the Wadsworth Center, warned that an emergency could be catastrophic, stating, "If we have an emergency all of a sudden, God help us."
- Testing capacity remains a concern for upcoming events like the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, though Andrew Nixon of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services anticipates tests will be available in the coming weeks.
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CDC pauses testing for rabies, mpox and other diseases amid review
The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week posted a list of more than two dozen types of testing that have become unavailable. This is not the first time the CDC has paused some of its lab testing. But it is pausing more kinds of tests than ever before, and it is not totally clear why, …
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CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing
The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.
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CDC temporarily pauses rabies, pox virus testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has temporarily paused rabies and pox virus testing, according to an update on its website March 30. The pox virus family consists of several viruses, including smallpox and mpox. The CDC typically confirms infections for rabies and pox viruses, among several other infectious diseases.
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