Why It&039;s Way Harder to Get Tested for Monkeypox Than It Should Be
at a July 15 press conference held by the CDC, HSS and the Food and Drug Administration —from 8,000 to 70,000.
, New York state currently has 581 confirmed cases of monkeypox compared to just five in Oklahoma. That leaves some labs stretched to overcapacity while others stand idle.Current tests can detect only orthopoxvirus, the larger family of viruses to which monkeypox belongs. Any positive orthopoxvirus tests then have to be sent to the CDC to confirm that monkeypox is indeed the particular virus the individual is carrying.
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