At a glance
The September 18, 2023, Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) call included updates on the SARS-CoV-2 variants, monitoring respiratory viruses with congregate air sampling, and LOINC LIVD test code mapping webpage update.
Agenda
Welcome: Sean Courtney, CDC Division of Laboratory Systems
COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV Situation Report: Manisha Patel, CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
SARS-CoV-2 Variants Update: Lydia Atherton, CDC Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division
Monitoring Respiratory Viruses with Congregate Air Sampling: Spaces, Not Cases: David O'Connor and Shelby O'Connor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
CDC's Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC) In Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Test Code Mapping Webpage Update: Muktha Natrajan, CDC Division of Laboratory Systems