At a glance
The November 18, 2024, Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) Call included updates on viral hemorrhagic fever, biosafety recommendations, and mpox.

Agenda
Welcome: Sean Courtney, CDC Division of Laboratory Systems
Evaluating and Testing an Ill Patient for a Viral Hemorrhagic Fever: Joel Montgomery, CDC Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
Clinical Laboratory Biosafety Recommendations, Following Standard Precautions: Nancy Cornish, CDC Division of Laboratory Systems
Clade I Mpox Update: Christina Hutson, CDC Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology