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orleans

(36,979 posts) Mon Apr 6, 2026, 09:28 PM Monday

i hope a rabid racoon bites the demented monster & every fucking republican in his crazy cabinet & congress/senate/etc

CDC pauses testing for rabies and other serious infectious diseases
Disease tracking is also temporarily halted for mpox and other common viruses, such as Epstein-Barr and varicella zoster.

The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, mpox and a number of other infectious diseases.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week posted a list of more than two dozen types of testing that have become unavailable.

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The pausing of lab testing comes in the wake of the dramatic downsizing of the CDC in the last year through layoffs, retirements, resignations and the nonrenewal of temporary appointments. Staffing fell by 20% to 25%, according to different estimates, and was felt across the agency — including in the laboratories.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-pauses-testing-rabies-monkeypox-epstein-barr-viruses-rcna266377

here's a list:

https://cdc.gov/infectious-diseases-labs/php/test-directory/index.html

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i hope a rabid racoon bites the demented monster & every fucking republican in his crazy cabinet & congress/senate/etc (Original Post) orleans Monday OP

This is pretty scary stuff. milestogo Monday #1

Add to that, rabies are nearly 100 % lethal LisaL Monday #2

Dogs are still required to get rabies vaccinations... milestogo Monday #4

rachel was talking about this on her show tonight (rerun at 11 central time) orleans Monday #3

milestogo

(23,106 posts)

1. This is pretty scary stuff.

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Mon Apr 6, 2026, 09:37 PM

Monday

So now we have no experts in rabies - a disease which has not been eradicated. So there is no expertise available for vets or doctors to rely on, if I understand correctly. Human health is a low, low priority.

LisaL

(47,437 posts)

2. Add to that, rabies are nearly 100 % lethal

Reply to milestogo (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 6, 2026, 09:45 PM

Monday

once symptoms appear.

milestogo

(23,106 posts)

4. Dogs are still required to get rabies vaccinations...

Reply to LisaL (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 6, 2026, 10:50 PM

Monday

but that's because they are at risk of contact with a carrier animal. Dogs who are prone to hunting wild animals are most at risk...but its still a low risk.

If a dog has had contact with an infected wild animal they can transmit it to a human. This is an urgent medical situation.

orleans

(36,979 posts)

3. rachel was talking about this on her show tonight (rerun at 11 central time)

Reply to milestogo (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 6, 2026, 09:53 PM

Monday

i can't remember which area she said had only 1 person for the testing lab and in another lab there was no one.

trump & all his republicans: making america SUCK big time!

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