06/13/2025 Join the Next Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) Call on Monday, June 16 at 3:00 PM

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  • Level: Laboratory Update
  • Audience: Clinical Laboratory Professionals
LOCS: Laboratory Outreach Communication System

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Meeting Information

On Monday, June 16, from 3:00-4:00 PM ET, the CDC Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) will host a call to discuss hot topics and to solicit the laboratory community's questions about emergency preparedness and response. The Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) Calls typically take place on the third Monday of each month and are scheduled for one hour.

Please see the agenda and how to join the call below. If you are unable to attend, audio, transcripts, and slides are typically posted online at a later date.

To submit a question for consideration, use the Question & Answer (Q&A) function in Teams during the call. Alternatively, you can email your question directly to DLSinquiries@cdc.gov.

Visit this page  for more information about LOCS.

For questions, contact us at LOCS@cdc.gov.

Agenda

  • Welcome: Sean Courtney, CDC Division of Laboratory Systems
  • COVID Variants Update: Natalie Thornburg, CDC Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division
  • Mpox Update: Whitni Davidson, CDC Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
  • Measles Response Update: Brian Wakeman, CDC Division of Viral Diseases
  • Brucella Updates: Delisting, 2025 Case Definition, Exposure Monitoring and Sequencing: Rebekah Tiller and Zachary Weiner, CDC Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology

Teams Meeting information

To join from a computer browser or Teams app:

URL: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YWIxNmQ0NDItMGI4ZS00NTlkLWJiMGYtNjEyZGE5ZTc2MzU1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%229ce70869-60db-44fd-abe8-d2767077fc8f%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2274254639-6b2b-4655-b445-34a2ae1fcf54%22%7d

Passcode: eD3Ks6nX

Meeting ID: 211 777 413 061 1

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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