CDC pauses lab testing of rabies, monkeypox and other diseases

>This is not the first time the CDC has paused some of its lab testing. But it is pausing more kinds of tests than ever before, and it is not totally clear why, said Scott Becker, chief executive officer of the Association of Public Health Laboratories. To "own the libs" of course

Make Rabies Great Again

A few years ago when I was working for my degree, our field had the CDC/NIH as one of the most prestigious places you could ever work for. Today, that is now the total opposite.

I guess you can't have an outbreak if you're not testing for anything, right?

No way this could go south...

We're #1 ~~at speedrunning the apocalypse~~ 🦅🦅🦅

Probably because they got rid of all the people doing that work.

CDC - still a 'center' but really dropping the ball on controlling diseases

> The pausing of lab testing comes in the wake of the dramatic downsizing of the CDC in the last year through layoffs, retirements, resignations and the nonrenewal of temporary appointments. Staffing fell by 20% to 25%, according to different estimates, and was felt across the agency — including in the laboratories. Wow, look at those cost savings! And imagine the cost savings when millions of people fall ill and die! Republicans really do know what's best for America!

This is giving "If we stopped testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any" vibes.

The reason is clear…. RFK JR is an idiot.

They suspended the test for poxvirus molecular detection. That's the test for **smallpox**. https://cdc.gov/infectious-diseases-labs/php/test-directory/index.html Combined with similar moves at DHS to shuffle staffing for ICE raids, the US is pretty much wide open for a bioterror attack and genocide.

Great. Now Atlanta can become the next Wuhan wet market.

If you don't run any tests, you won't have any cases

FWIW most of these tests are not exclusive to the CDC. The (potential) loss of disease tracking and reporting is a bigger issue.

We'll see how convicted the anti vaxxers are in their beliefs when they get exposed to rabies

Then why the f*** have a CDC then? This is like taking over a fire station in your town, selling all the trucks, laying off most of the firefighters, and telling people who call in an emergency to go f*** themselves. Damn this shit is so f****** stupid.

>Hey, Dale! Do you have enough gas in your truck to get me to Nowheresville Under Trump Southern Rural Area General? I can’t afford gas and I got bit by a pretty foamy critter… >Nah, Hank. NUTSRAG got shut down last week. Found out lookin’ to see if they needed a Senior Abscess P**** after the only other facility lost funding last month and all us SAPs were outta the job. >Damnit, Dale! Well. Maybe I’ll be okay. I’ll just call J.R. over at Animal Control to grab the critter to test ‘em for rabies. Shot ‘em dead after gettin’ bit, gotta try somethin’l >Nah, Hank. Animal Control sent samples from critters ain’t actin’ right to NUTSRAG. >DagNABBIT, Dale. Well…let me think. Wait, isn’t there that big ol’ disease place few states by where all them nerds can do it? They’re always doin’ stuff like that. Post office is open…kinda…JR can send it over. >Nah, Hank. If you mean the CDC, they fired a buncha those nerds and don’t bother lookin’ into critters or other nasties anymore. >DargNARBITZ, Dale! How come? This ain’t cuz we didn’t want those OTHER vaccines, is it? Are they fussin’ at us over it? >Nah, Hank. You ‘member JR’s cousin Vaccine Maxine? She used to work at that CDC, if you can’t believe it. Girl that never ditched with us in grade school ‘n went to that fancy expensive college wantin’ to cure cancer or something? Told JR they shut down her critter testing department and pulled whatever “grants” for other stuff. >Gosh, Dale. Maybe JR knows what else I can do? I think I’m gettin’ to worry. >Nah, Hank. You didn’t hear? JR’s been gone since them ICY dudes nabbed him during bowling last week. Turns out JR ain’t for Junior, it’s short for Javier RuhRoh! Said he was Mexican Scooby Dooing something, but I don’t know ‘bout that. >Shit on a biscuit, Dale! I’m bettin’ you can get us up to the city by tomorrow morning. They’ve got loads of hospitals out there. >Nah, Hank…no one wants a professional SAP, so I cain’t buy even ten miles worth of that $6 gas. Definitely cain’t be gettin’ city trippin’ tank full! ‘fraid you and me are both stuck in Nowwheresville for a hot minute. >Uh…Dale? >Yeah, Hank? > Am I gonna be okay, Dale? > Nah, Hank… Don’t think so. > Well, shit, Dale… ———- Halting critical testing for some pretty nasty diseases while causing rural healthcare to crumble seems like a pretty blatant culling strategy.

"This is not the first time the CDC has paused some of its lab testing. But it is pausing more kinds of tests than ever before, and it is not totally clear why, said Scott Becker, chief executive officer of the Association of Public Health Laboratories." If you don't test, it's like the disease isn't here, right? Now, think of why the regime wants to conceal the number of these infections in the U.S. Does this imply that there are growing instances of rabies, monkeypox, etc to be embarrassed about?

So now, instead of knowing if the dog that bit you had rabies, you’ll just have to sorta guess.

How stupid are we as a country? Asking for a friend.

Don’t worry, they’ve also taken plenty of short-sighted actions to speed run the destruction of this country’s biodiversity. No animals, no rabies!

Let the monkey bites reign supreme?

The Horseman of Pestilence doing his work.

Republicans don't believe in vaccines. They believe God will protect them

If there’s no test, it doesn’t exist. 

Why? Because GOP wants to thin out the herd. This is a direct result of the funding cuts.

The stupidity of this is absolutely f****** galling.

Just put that blue shit in your water, you'll be alright

Brilliant decision! What could possibly go wrong

Surely this won’t come back to haunt us in the future…

I believe the ultimate goal is to privatize much of the CDC and punt this research over the private pharmaceutical companies. With the idea that is treating a disease is profitable then a company will take care if it. If the affect population of said disease isn't profitable then f*** em.

They’re going to attempt to kill all the poor people by denying them care systemically and enabling easily preventable yet deadly diseases to spread

boy that brainworm is really running the show. How F****** embarrassing of USA to be acting like this

Can’t have a confirmed outbreak if you’re not testing for it…

"It would be fake and gay to continue these experiments . All of these guys are total losers. " - Trump , probably

Good.  When the CDC is being funded by a shitty administration it is just wasted money. Right now public testing by non government groups will give better results and be more publicly known. I would trust testing by third party groups over the currently government funded CDC.

Did you steal my rabies out of my dresser drawer? I like to shoot up rabies before a big game

What could possibly go wrong????

Make America sick again.

That's okay, now we have more money to blow up schools and residential homes.

It’s a bold strategy Cotton

Remember what happened when trunp stopped the early warning program that monitored diseases in china ?

So now people are just expected to go through rabies shots anytime they get bit by an animal or risk death? Wtf

I saw another article that said there is only one employee left in the rabies unit and none in the pox unit.

Well, at least it’s not like rabies is almost universally fatal or anything.

Rabies is a disease with a 99% mortality rate and once you exhibit symptoms there is no cure or treatment.