Diagnostic testing for the monkeypox virus (‎MPXV)‎: interim guidance, 9 November 2023

Overview

This guidance has now been updated and is superseded by the guidance: Diagnostic Testing for the Monkeypox Virus (MPXV) : Interim Guidance 10 May 2024

This is an updated version of the interim guidance on Laboratory testing for the monkeypox virus and supersedes the one published on 23 May 2022. This version includes updated recommendations on alternative specimen types for testing, considerations for reducing risks of infection during specimen collection, and updated considerations around monkeypox virus (MPXV) versus orthopoxvirus (OPXV) laboratory confirmation. This version is in alignment with other updated interim guidance documents published by WHO since May 2022. 

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Laboratory Testing for the Monkeypox Virus (MPXV): Interim Guidance 23 May 2022