Information For Laboratory Personnel
Measures should be taken to minimize the risk of laboratory transmission when testing routine clinical specimens from confirmed or suspected monkeypox patients. These may include: limiting the number of staff testing specimens, wearing appropriate personal protective equipment, using rigorously applied standard precautions, and avoiding any procedures that could generate infectious aerosols.
- Page last reviewed: May 11, 2015
- Page last updated: May 11, 2015
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