Update for clinicians on testing and treatment for monkeypox

Distributed via the CDC Health Alert NetworkJuly 28, 2022, 9:00 PM ETCDCHAN-00471As of July 28, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local public health partners are reporting 4,907 cases of monkeypox in the United States across 46 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. CDC is also tracking multiple clusters of monkeypox that have been reported globally, including in 71 countries that normally do not report monkeypox.This Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update serves to alert clinicians on commercial testing capability, collecting clinical specimens for testing, and using TPOXX\uae (tecovirimat) for treating monkeypo