# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/945 of 22 June 2018 on the communicable diseases and related special health issues to be covered by epidemiological surveillance as well as relevant case definitions (Text with EEA relevance), Division: Laboratory criteria for case confirmation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

At least one of the following two laboratory tests:
Isolation of smallpox (Variola virus) from a clinical specimen followed by sequencing (designated P4 laboratories only)
Detection of Variola virus nucleic acid in a clinical specimen followed by sequencing
Laboratory results need to be interpreted according to the vaccination status

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/945/annex/II/division/3/division/3.42/division/2/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-945/annex-II/division-3/division-3.42/division-2/division-1
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