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CDC pauses state support for rabies and mpox testing due to staffing

April 1, 2026Helen Branswell, Ian Weissman, DO

Helen Branswell and Ian Weissman report CDC paused diagnostic testing support for rabies and mpox and listed many unavailable tests, framing it as a high risk public health capacity failure tied to personnel shortages.

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#CDC pauses support for states on testing for #rabies & #mpox because it doesn't have the personnel to do the work.
2 pathogens you really don't want to mess with, rabies & mpox.
The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.
The CDC this week posted a list of more than two dozen types of testing that have become unavailable.
Helen Branswell
Ian Weissman, DO
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