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Mpox (monkeypox) testing: submit sample

Form (P7) to submit a sample to UKHSA to test for the monkeypox virus (MPXV).

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Mpox testing request form (P7)

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Details

This form is for those submitting samples for MPXV testing. For other testing, use form P1 for other rare and imported pathogens, or form P2 for Lyme disease testing.

Send completed request forms with samples to:

Rare and imported pathogens laboratory (RIPL)

UK Health Security Agency
Manor Farm Road
Porton Down
Wiltshire
SP4 0JG

Email ripl@ukhsa.gov.uk

Telephone 01980 612348 (available 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday)

DX address DX 6930400, Salisbury 92 SP

Further information on submitting samples is available in the guidance on diagnostic testing for mpox.

Updates to this page

Published 24 June 2022
Last updated 6 February 2023 + show all updates
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