Fairbanks Lab
The Alaska State Public Health Laboratory, Fairbanks, provides a statewide viral diagnostic service that aids in the diagnosis and surveillance of human viral diseases of public health importance.
Services Provided: The Virology Laboratory routinely tests for HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, adenovirus, enterovirus, rabies, rubella, rubeola, mumps, varicella zoster virus, herpes viruses, rabies virus, norovirus, RSV, rotavirus, parainfluenza, and influenza A and B infections. Virus detection services are provided to both private and public health care providers throughout the state.
Emerging Disease Testing: The Virology Laboratory has the capacity to detect avian influenza, norovirus infections, and hepatitis C infections by molecular methods. Cooperative associations with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) would provide for smallpox, and other exotic agent testing.
Statewide Disease Surveillance Roles: The Virology Laboratory reports outbreaks of disease and ongoing disease surveillance to public health authorities in the Section of Epidemiology, for follow-up action to limit the spread of disease. The Laboratory also e-mails a weekly report of recent virus disease activity to physicians, nurses, laboratorians, and other interested individuals around the state. To receive this weekly report, contact Terry Schmidt
National Disease Surveillance Roles: The Virology Laboratory reports weekly and monthly disease surveillance activity to the World Health Organization, Influenza Centers of the Americas, the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System, the CDC Rabies Control Program, and the CDC National Enterovirus Surveillance System.
Contact
Terry Schmidt, Manager
1-907-474-7017 (Voice Mail Menu, #5)
Or 1-907-474-7018 (Reception)
Send email to:
Terry.Schmidt@alaska.gov
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