At a glance
The October 17, 2022, Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) call included updates on Ebola (including packing and shipping for Ebola specimens), SARS-CoV-2 variants, Mpox (including the 2022 US Mpox Outbreak), and the Federal Select Agents Program (FSAP) regulations.

Agenda
Welcome: Jasmine Chaitram, CDC Division of Laboratory Systems
Ebola Update: Joel Montgomery, CDC Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
Packing and Shipping for Ebola Specimens: Sabrina Debose, CDC Division of Laboratory Systems
SARS-CoV-2 Variants Update: Natalie Thornburg, CDC Division of Viral Diseases
Mpox Update: Serena Carroll, CDC Mpox Response
2022 US Mpox Outbreak & Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) Regulations: Denise Gangadharan and Lori Bane, CDC Division of Select Agents and Toxins