The United States is expanding its monkeypox testing capabilities by shipping tests to five commercial laboratories.
The Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday that the initiative "dramatically expands national testing capabilities and makes testing more convenient and accessible to patients and healthcare providers." rice field.
Health care providers will be able to use the lab to test monkeypox by early July, authorities said.
As of Tuesday, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention said 142 monkeypox infections had been reported in the United States since the beginning of mid-May.
Cases have been reported in more than 30 countries where monkeypox is not endemic.
Some information in this report is from the Associated Press and Reuters
