2022 LOCS Messages

Dec 19. 2022 12/19/2022: Lab Update: Reclassification of Ochrobactrum species into the Brucella genus
Dec 08. 2022 12/08/2022: Lab Update: CDC Updates Guidance for Collection and Transport of Specimens for Ebolavirus Testing and Routine Diagnostic Testing for Patients with Suspected Ebola Disease
Dec 07. 2022 12/07/2022: Lab Update: Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) Call Canceled on Monday, December 19
Nov 23. 2022 11/23/2022: Lab Advisory: International Outbreaks of Cholera
Nov 18. 2022 11/18/2022: Lab Update: Join the next Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) Call on Monday, November 21 at 3:00 PM ET
Nov 10. 2022 11/10/2022: Lab Update: Register for a CDC Webinar on Safe Laboratory Testing for Suspected Sudan Virus Disease Specimens on 11/17/2022
Nov 01. 2022 11/01/2022: Lab Advisory: FDA Updates COVID-19 Antigen Tests – EUA Revision for Repeat Testing
Oct 31. 2022 10/31/2022: Lab Update: Upcoming CLIAC Meeting, November 9-10, 2022
Oct 28. 2022 10/28/2022: Lab Update: Register for CDC’s Upcoming Diagnostic Testing Planning for Suspected Ebola Specimens Webinar
Oct 25. 2022 10/25/2022: Lab Advisory: State Health Department Point of Contact List for Ruling Out Ebola Persons Under Investigation
Oct 24. 2022 10/24/2022: Lab Update: Register for CDC’s Upcoming Packing and Shipping for Suspected Ebola Specimens Webinar
Oct 19. 2022 10/19/2022: Lab Advisory: Guidance for Transport and Shipment of Specimens for Ebola Virus Testing
Oct 17. 2022 10/17/2022: Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes New LOINC In-Vitro Diagnostic Test Code Mapping Monkeypox Virus Test Results
Oct 14. 2022 10/14/2022: Lab Update: Join the next Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) Call on Monday, October 17 at 3:00 PM ET
Oct 06. 2022 10/06/2022: Lab Alert: CDC Issues Health Alert for Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
Oct 05. 2022 10/05/2022: Lab Advisory: CDC Issues Select Agent Gram for Monkeypox Reporting Requirements
Sep 27. 2022 09/27/2022: Lab Advisory: FDA Updates COVID-19 Test Policy and FAQs
Sep 16. 2022 09/16/2022: Lab Update: Join the next Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) Call on Monday, September 19 at 3:00 PM ET
Sep 15. 2022 09/15/2022: Lab Advisory: CDC Issues Select Agent Gram for Monkeypox Virus
Sep 09. 2022 09/09/2022: Lab Advisory: HHS Declaration of Public Health Emergency for Monkeypox Diagnostics and New FDA Guidance
Sep 02. 2022 09/02/2022: Lab Alert: MPXV TNF Receptor Gene Deletion May Lead to False Negative Results with Some MPXV Specific LDTs
Sep 01. 2022 09/01/2022: Lab Advisory: Variant Influenza Virus Infections
Aug 30. 2022 08/30/2022: Lab Advisory: Best Practices for Suspected Monkeypox Lesion Specimen Collection
Aug 23. 2022 08/23/2022: Monkeypox Virus Testing Considerations to Prevent False Positive Test Results
Aug 12. 2022 08/12/2022: Lab Update: Join the next Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) Call on Monday, August 15 at 3:00 PM ET
Aug 12. 2022 08/12/2022: Lab Advisory: FDA Advises Repeat Testing to Reduce False Negative Results with COVID-19 Antigen Tests
Aug 08. 2022 08/05/2022: Lab Advisory: Infection Prevention and Control of Monkeypox in Healthcare Settings
Aug 05. 2022 08/05/2022: Lab Advisory: HHS Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency
Aug 04. 2022 08/04/2022: Lab Update: PHMSA Adds Monkeypox to “Special Topics” on Transporting Infectious Substances Overview Page
Aug 02. 2022 08/02/2022: Lab Update: Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Calls Are Now LOCS Calls
Aug 01. 2022 08/01/2022: Lab Update: Testing and Treatment for Monkeypox
Jul 29. 2022 07/29/2022: Lab Advisory: Melioidosis Locally Endemic in Areas of the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Jul 29. 2022 07/29/2022: Lab Advisory: NIST Develops Genetic Material for Validating Monkeypox Tests
Jul 28. 2022 07/28/2022: Lab Advisory: AMA Creates New CPT® Codes for Orthopoxvirus and Monkeypox
Jul 27. 2022 07/27/2022: Lab Update: FDA Updates FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2
Jul 20. 2022 07/20/2022: Lab Resource: CMS Issues Final Rule to Revise CLIA Proficiency Testing Regulations
Jul 18. 2022 07/15/2022: Lab Update: Join the Next Call on Monday, July 18 at 3:00 PM ET
Jul 18. 2022 07/15/2022: Lab Advisory: For Monkeypox Testing, Use Lesion Swab Specimens to Avoid False Results
Jul 01. 2022 06/30/2022: Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes New Online Guidance on Orthopoxvirus, Non-Variola Orthopoxvirus, and Monkeypox Virus Test Result Reporting
Jun 29. 2022 06/29/2022: Lab Update: CDC Updates Guidance on Laboratory Biosafety, Waste Disposal, and Preparation and Collection of Monkeypox Specimens
Jun 29. 2022 06/24/2022: Lab Advisory: Culture-Based Testing Guidance for Monkeypox Virus
Jun 27. 2022 06/27/2022: Lab Alert: FDA Revokes EUAs for Two SARS-CoV-2 Tests
Jun 24. 2022 05/31/2022: Lab Advisory: CDC Specimen Collection Guidelines for Monkeypox Virus
Jun 24. 2022 06/24/2022: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, June 27 at 3:00 PM ET
Jun 23. 2022 06/23/2022: Lab Advisory: CDC Updates Specimen Collection Guidelines for Monkeypox Virus
Jun 23. 2022 06/22/2022: Lab Advisory: CDC Updates Case Definition for Monkeypox
Jun 21. 2022 06/21/2022: Lab Advisory: Interagency Partners Update Planning Guidance for Disposal and Shipment of Material Suspected to Contain Monkeypox Virus
Jun 14. 2022 06/14/2022: Lab Update: CDC Biosafety Town Hall on Medical Device Design – June 24
Jun 14. 2022 06/13/2022: Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes Monkeypox Virus PCR Testing Procedure
Jun 13. 2022 06/02/2022: Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes Non-variola Orthopoxvirus PCR Testing Procedure
Jun 13. 2022 06/02/2022: Lab Advisory: CLARIFICATION - CDC Publishes Non-variola Orthopoxvirus PCR Testing Procedure
May 20. 2022 05/20/2022: Lab Alert: CDC Confirms Case of Monkeypox Virus in the United States
May 16. 2022 05/12/2022: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, May 16 at 3:00 PM ET
May 16. 2022 05/16/2022: Lab Advisory: HHS to Discontinue Providing Viral Transport Media to States and Jurisdictions
May 11. 2022 05/11/2022: Lab Alert: Do Not Use the Skippack Medical Lab SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test (Colloidal Gold)
May 06. 2022 10/18/2021: Lab Alert: Magellan Diagnostics Expands Recall of LeadCare Blood Lead Tests Due to Risk of Falsely Low Results
May 03. 2022 05/03/2022: Lab Alert: Counterfeit COVID-19 Self-Tests
May 02. 2022 05/02/2022: Lab Alert: Celltrion USA Recalls Certain Point-of-Care DiaTrust™ COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Kits
Apr 20. 2022 04/20/2022: Lab Alert: FDA Issues Safety Communication about Risk of False Results with Genetic Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening Tests
Apr 14. 2022 04/14/2022: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, April 18 at 3:00 PM ET
Apr 01. 2022 03/31/2022: Lab Update: Upcoming Virtual CLIAC Meeting, April 13–14, 2022
Mar 24. 2022 12/20/2021: Lab Alert: Possible False RPR Reactivity with BioPlex 2200 Syphilis Total & RPR Test Kit
Mar 24. 2022 03/24/2022: Lab Alert: BioRad Recalls RPR Portion of the BioPlex 2200 Syphilis Total & RPR Test Kit
Mar 22. 2022 03/21/2022: Lab Alert: FDA Recalls Specific Lot Numbers of Celltrion DiaTrust™ COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test
Mar 22. 2022 03/22/2022: Lab Advisory: Upcoming Schedule Changes for Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Calls
Mar 18. 2022 03/18/2022: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, March 21 at 3:00 PM ET
Mar 10. 2022 03/10/2022: Lab Advisory: HHS Updates COVID-19 Laboratory Reporting Guidance
Mar 10. 2022 10/09/2020: Lab Alert: FDA Suspends Review of EUA Requests for Laboratory-Developed Tests for SARS-CoV-2
Mar 07. 2022 03/07/2022: Lab Update: Canceling Today's Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call
Mar 04. 2022 03/04/2022: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, March 7 at 3:00 PM ET
Mar 02. 2022 03/02/2022: Lab Alert: FDA Says Do Not Use These Unauthorized COVID-19 Tests
Feb 07. 2022 02/04/2022: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, February 7 at 3:00 PM ET
Jan 28. 2022 01/28/2022: Lab Update: CDC Updates LOINC In Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Test Code Mapping Tool for SARS-CoV-2 Tests
Jan 24. 2022 01/21/2022: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, January 24 at 3:00 PM ET
Jan 13. 2022 01/13/2022: Lab Alert: Stop Using LuSys Laboratories COVID-19 Tests
Jan 07. 2022 01/07/2022: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, January 10 at 3:00 PM ET