Laboratories stand ready if needed for monkeypox threat - LabPulse

It remains to be seen whether the much-covered monkeypox scare will turn out to be a significant crisis, a moderate concern of the likes of Zika, or just a media story of exaggerated importance. Bruce Carlson of Kalorama Information offers a perspective.

The monkeypox virus is a relative of the smallpox virus that's weaker in severity and transmission than smallpox and that can be detected with PCR. The first draft genome from a swab of a confirmed c… [+5320 chars]

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