Main Body
US Postal Service send to the following address:
David Axelrod Institute
Wadsworth Center
NYS Department of Health
Viral Encephalitis Laboratory
PO Box 22002
services/deliveries send to the following address:
David Axelrod Institute
Wadsworth Center
NYS Department of Health
Viral Encephalitis Laboratory
120 New Scotland Avenue
Viral Encephalitis Testing Laboratory
Program Information
Contact Us
Lab Director: Kirsten St.George, MAppSc, PhD
Lab Supervisor: Kay Escuyer, PhD
Telephone: (518) 474-4177
Certification Information
CLIA # 33D2005937
PFI # 8523
Specimen Submission
Completed forms must accompany specimens to:
US Postal Service send to the following address:
David Axelrod Institute
Wadsworth Center
NYS Department of Health
Viral Encephalitis Laboratory
PO Box 22002
Albany, NY 12201-2002
Specimens that are shipped through UPS/Fed Ex/other courierservices/deliveries send to the following address:
David Axelrod Institute
Wadsworth Center
NYS Department of Health
Viral Encephalitis Laboratory
120 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Submission Forms
- Collection and Submission of Samples for Viral Encephalitis/Meningitis Testing Instructions (PDF -- 34K )
- Infectious Diseases Requisition form
(On-line fillable PDF -- 101K ) - Viral Encephalitis/Meningitis Case Report Form (On-line fillable PDF -- 102K )
Forms are available as Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The Adobe Acrobat
Reader software is required to view and print these forms. The software
is free and can be downloaded from the Adobe website
directly.




