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Alaska State Public Health Virology Laboratory
Terry Schmidt, Manager
Room 239, Second Floor of the Arctic Health Building
University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus
P.O. Box 60230
Fairbanks, AK 99706-0230
1-888-474-7017 (Voice Mail Menu)
(907) 474-7018 (Voice)
(907) 474-4036 (Fax)
Emergency Calls After 5:00 p.m.
(907) 269-5520, Pager # 0902
Send email to: terry_schmidt@health.state.ak.us
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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. |
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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. |
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Emerging Disease Testing: The Virology Laboratory
has the capacity to detect SARS infections, West Nile Virus infections,
norovirus infections, and hepatitis C infections by molecular methods.
Cooperative associations with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
would provide for smallpox, avian influenza, and other exotic agent
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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@health.state.ak.us
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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. |
Labs, Health and Social Services, State of Alaska
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