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SUBMITTER: Fischer RJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9610623 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Viruses 20221010 10
Rapid diagnosis is key to containing viral outbreaks. However, for the current monkeypox outbreak the major deterrent to rapid testing is the requirement for higher biocontainment of potentially infectious monkeypox virus specimens. The current CDC guidelines require the DNA extraction process before PCR amplification to be performed under biosafety level 3 unless vaccinated personnel are performing assays. This increases the turn-around time and makes certain laboratories insufficiently equippe ...[more]