At a glance
The January 23, 2023, Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) call covered updates on reclassification of the Brucella genus, an update on SARS-CoV-2 variants, Mpox updates, and an FDA update.
Agenda
Welcome: Sean Courtney, CDC Division of Laboratory Systems
SARS-CoV-2 Variants Update: Natalie Thornburg, CDC Division of Viral Diseases
Reclassification of the Brucella Genus: Public Health Impacts: Rebekah Tiller and Melissa Bell, CDC Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
2022 U.S. Monkeypox (Mpox) Outbreak & Federal Select Agent Program Regulations Update: Shaw Gargis and Denise Gangadharan, CDC Division of Select Agents and Toxins
FDA Update: Tim Stenzel, US Food and Drug Administration