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LACMA Blog | LAC DPH Health Update: Monkeypox Updates and Provide
Specimen Collection Dry swabs are required for poxvirus PCR testing. Paired sets of swab samples are required for testing because monkeypox-specific PCR confirmation and clade differentiation is performed as a send-out test to CDC. The swab used should be made of flocked or spun synthetic material. A dry sterile screw cap tube or dry sterile cup …
First case of COVID-19 variant confirmed in Massachusetts, DPH says
Massachusetts now has its first confirmed case of the COVID-19 variant, according to state health officials.The state’s Department of Public Health announced Sunday that the first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 has been detected in the Bay State.This case involves the same variant that was initially discovered in the United Kingdom, state health officials …
DPH announces 12th human case of EEE; State now says only 3 confirmed EEE deaths
A 12th Massachusetts resident has contracted Eastern equine encephalitis this year, according to state health officials. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health also said it erroneously reported a fourth death Wednesday from the virus. “Based on an incorrect report filed by a hospital, DPH has been notified that the fourth death was improperly reported and …
