Pulse - Rare Bugs and Real Pressure

In this week's LabReflex Pulse we talk about: Hantavirus on the M/V Hondius A recent hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel highlights the lab’s role in rare-disease recognition, exposure history, reference lab coordination, and public health escalation. New World Screwworm New World screwworm activity in Central America and Mexico is a One Health reminder: human health, animal health, agriculture, travel, and public health surveillance are connected. The lab lesson is recognition, specimen handling, and knowing when to escalate. PAMA / CLFS Reporting Window The 2026 PAMA reporting window is open from May 1 through July 31, 2026. This matters because reimbursement policy shapes what testing labs can sustainably offer.

In this week's LabReflex Pulse we talk about:

Hantavirus on the M/V Hondius
A recent hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel highlights the lab’s role in rare-disease recognition, exposure history, reference lab coordination, and public health escalation.

New World Screwworm
New World screwworm activity in Central America and Mexico is a One Health reminder: human health, animal health, agriculture, travel, and public health surveillance are connected. The lab lesson is recognition, specimen handling, and knowing when to escalate.

PAMA / CLFS Reporting Window
The 2026 PAMA reporting window is open from May 1 through July 31, 2026. This matters because reimbursement policy shapes what testing labs can sustainably offer.