In this webinar we reviewed Monkeypox epidemiology, discussed the current multi-country outbreak, diagnostics, and shared key recommendations from the WHO interim guidance ‘Laboratory testing for the monkeypox virus: Interim guidance’, published on 23rd May.
We welcomed laboratory experts from WHO and WHO collaborating centres:
Dr Lorenzo Subissi (WHO HQ)
Dr Christina Hutson (WHO Collaborating Centre for Smallpox and Other Poxvirus Infections)
Dr Rinat Maksyutov (WHO Collaborating Centre for Orthopoxvirus Diagnosis)
Dr Lateefat Kikelomo Amao (Nigeria Centre for Disease Control)
Dr Andreas Nitsche (Robert Koch Institute)
Webinar series held in English, with interpretation in French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic and Portuguese.
Launched in May 2020, this knowledge sharing platform aims to enhance WHO guidance dissemination and best practice sharing among public health laboratories globally. This webinar will be presented in partnership with Project ECHO™