Service Results for Preventive Health

Listed below are the tests offered by the State Public Health Lab for environmental samples. Each link will give a description of the test provided, the amount of sample needed for testing and any other information and instructions necessary for collection and shipment. The list is divided by the type of sample followed by the section of the laboratory offering the tests. To assist in finding what test is needed please use the A to Z Test List.

Humans contract West Nile when they are bitten by mosquitoes infected with the virus. When people are infected with West Nile, the virus will affect them one of three ways. West Nile neuroinvasive disease is the most serious type, infecting the brain and spinal cord. Neuroinvasive disease can lead to death, paralysis and brain damage.