CDC Stops Testing For Rabies And Poxes, But It's All Perfectly Fine!

The CDC has "temporarily" paused testing for rabies and pox viruses, the family of viruses that includes smallpox and mpox, according to an update to the agency’s website on Monday. But don't worry, I'm sure it will all be fine!

Under "normal" (ha, ha, remember those days?) circumstances, the CDC offers testing for dozens of pathogens to assist state and local public health laboratories that aren't equipped to conduct them. The organization began evaluating its tests in late 2024 as part of an agency wide review.