Mayo Clinic Laboratories to begin monkeypox testing in CDC partnership

Beginning this week, Mayo Clinic Laboratories will begin testing for monkeypox using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's orthopoxvirus test, which detects most non-smallpox related orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the ability of commercial laboratories to test for monkeypox is a crucial component of the agency's

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