Updated CDC Zika laboratory testing guidance

Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) conference call Thursday, December 1, 2016.CDC and several state and local health departments are testing for Zika virus. Every day, CDC learns more about Zika. CDC has recently released revised Zika virus laboratory testing guidance. During this COCA Call, clinicians will learn about the updated recommendations in CDC\ue2\u20ac\u2122s Guidance for U.S. Laboratories Testing for Zika Virus Infection and understand their role in testing specimens collected from patients. In addition, subject matter experts from CDC, the American Society for Microbiology, and the Association of Public Health Laboratories will discuss changes to the CDC Trioplex Real-time RT-PCR (rRT-PCR) Assay Emergency Use Authorization, examine the use of non-CDC developed assays, and review recommendations for plaque reduction neutralization testing in Puerto Rico.Objectives:\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Describe all available Food and Drug Administration Emergency Use Authorizations for Zika virus assays.\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Discuss Zika virus testing methods, including molecular and antibody detection.\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Explain the role of public health laboratories, clinicians, and health departments in Zika testing and diagnosis.https://www.emergency.cdc.gov/coca/transcripts/2016/call-transcript-120116.aspGuidance for US Laboratories Testing for Zika Virus Infection / Christy Ottendorfer -- \uef\ubf\ubcDiagnostic Testing for Zika Virus in Clinical Laboratories / Matthew J. Binnicker -- All Hands Response for Zika Testing / Grace Kubin