Announcement: Guidance for U.S. Laboratory Testing for Zika Virus Infection: Implications for Health Care Providers

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 Nov 25;65(46):1304. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6546a7.

Abstract

CDC has released updated guidance online for U.S. laboratory testing for Zika virus infection. The guidance is available at https://www.cdc.gov/zika/laboratories/lab-guidance.html. Frequently asked questions are addressed at https://www.cdc.gov/zika/laboratories/lab-guidance-faq.html. This guidance updates recommendations for testing of specimens by U.S. laboratories for possible Zika virus infection. Major updates to the guidance with clinical implications for health care providers include the following.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques*
  • Health Personnel
  • Humans
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • United States
  • Zika Virus / isolation & purification*
  • Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis*