Module 2. Clinical diagnosis,
surveillance and laboratory
investigation
Unit B. Specimen collection & transport
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, Learning objectives
By the end of this unit…
✓List specimens appropriate f
monkeypox diagnosis
✓Explain how specimens are
collected
✓Describe how specimens ar
stored, packaged, and
transported
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, Monkeypox: Which specimens to collect and
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surveillance and laboratory
investigation
Unit B. Specimen collection & transport
OpenWHO.org ©WHO2021
, Learning objectives
By the end of this unit…
✓List specimens appropriate f
monkeypox diagnosis
✓Explain how specimens are
collected
✓Describe how specimens ar
stored, packaged, and
transported
OpenWHO.org ©WHO2021
, Monkeypox: Which specimens to collect and
OpenWHO.org ©WHO2021