Test Code MpoxRIDH Mpox High Suspicion

Specimen Type

Lesion

Nylon sterile swabs placed in viral or universal transport media.

Refrigerate

Indicate specimen source on collection tube

RIDH Collection kits are available in the Sendout Department.

Specimens for mpox testing may be collected at any time, but submission to RISHL must be approved prior to specimen arrival.

RIDOH can be reached 222-2577 (M-F 8:30am – 4:30 PM).

Calls to RIDOH for approval of specimen submission should occur during business hours.

Specimens collected after hours should be held for delivery until the next business day.

Patients being tested for mpox must isolate until test results are back.

Complete Rhode Island State Health Laboratories (RISHL) requisition form

in comments section write

"Mpox PCR"

"Clade 1/travel history" if indicated

Non-Variola orthopox DNA not detected by real-time PCR