Statement on Antigen Rapid Tests for Mpox Diagnosis, 30 October 2024

No Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) has demonstrated the minimum requirement for mpox testing. On 13 August 2024, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared the ongoing mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). This was followed the next day by the World Health Organization (WHO), which extended the […]