Anonymousabout 2 months ago
The CDC suspended domestic diagnostic testing for rabies and pox viruses on March 30, 2026, amid sweeping staff reductions that have cut the agency's workforce by roughly 25%. With the rabies lab team projected to shrink to a single clinical expert by July and the pox virus team to zero, state labs in New York and California are scrambling to absorb testing volume that once served as a national safety net for diseases with near-100% fatality rates.