CDC pauses testing for rabies and other serious infectious diseases
Published on April 2, 2026.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has temporarily halted diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox, and other infectious diseases. The agency has posted a list of over two dozen types of testing that have become unavailable. This is not the first time the CDC has paused lab testing, but it is stopping more tests than ever before, according to Scott Becker, CEO of the Association of Public Health Laboratories. The pause is temporary due to a routine review of the CDC's lab operations, which were faulted during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there may be other reasons for taking tests offline, such as staffing issues. The decision comes in the wake of a significant downsizing of CDC in the last year, with layoffs, retirements, resignations and the nonrenewal of temporary appointments.
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