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Electron micrograph of influenza A virus
(Courtesy of the Wadsworth Center, NYSDOH)
Virus Reference and Surveillance Laboratory (VRSL)
Clinical Virology Program
Electron micrograph of influenza A virus
(Courtesy of the Wadsworth Center, NYSDOH)
Contact Information
Lab Director:
Kirsten St. George M.App.Sc., Ph.D.
(518) 869-4520
Cell-Based Testing Supervisor:
Kim Rush-Wilson
(518) 869-4559
Molecular Testing Supervisor:
Meghan Fuschino, M.S.
(518) 869-4559
Kirsten St. George M.App.Sc., Ph.D.
(518) 869-4520
Cell-Based Testing Supervisor:
Kim Rush-Wilson
(518) 869-4559
Molecular Testing Supervisor:
Meghan Fuschino, M.S.
(518) 869-4559
Certification Information
CLIA # 33D0654341
PFI # 1067
WHO Collaborating Laboratory
PFI # 1067
WHO Collaborating Laboratory
Previously known as the Virus Isolation Laboratory, the VRSL is the largest laboratory in the Clinical Virology Program. A combination of classical and molecular virology techniques are used to detect, type, subtype, and sequence for strain analysis, viruses associated with a variety of disease states. Cultured isolates from other virology laboratories throughout New York State are accepted for identification, as are primary clinical specimens for diagnosis.
Virus Information:
- Adenovirus
- Coxsackie viruses and Echoviruses
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Enterovirus
- Hantavirus
- Herpes simplex viruses
- human Metapneumovirus (hMPV)
- Influenza Viruses A and B
- Measles Virus
- Mumps Virus
- Parainfluenza Viruses 1-4 (PIV 1-4)
- Parvovirus B19
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Rhinovirus
- Rotavirus
- Rubella Virus (German Measles)
- Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-coronavirus)