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The Regulated Medical Waste Program has oversight for proper storage, treatment and disposal of medical waste produced by hospitals, residential health care facilities, diagnostic and treatment centers (see section 2801 of the Public Health Law…

Complaints NOT reviewed by this officeHospital, diagnostic, ambulatory surgical, dialysis and treatment centers, and primary care clinic issues in New York State are reported to the Department of Health.Billing issues, including…

Arbovirus is a term used to refer to a group of viruses that are transmitted by arthropod vectors. New York is host to a number of endemic mosquito-borne arboviruses which include West Nile virus introduced in 1999, Eastern equine encephalitis virus…

The Wadsworth Center Bacteriology Laboratory serves as the New York State public health reference laboratory for bacterial identification and research. The laboratory is responsible for the identification of bacterial pathogens of public health…

The Bloodborne Viruses Laboratory (BVL) focuses on clinical and public health laboratory activities related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV).  The BVL is involved in a wide range of testing, surveillance, and…

Around the world, tuberculosis is responsible for over one million deaths per year. The recent emergence of multi- and extensively drug resistant strains (MDR and XDR, respectively) represents a threat to public health worldwide, particularly when…

The Mycology Laboratory serves as a comprehensive reference facility for all NYSDOH licensed clinical laboratories including: hospitals, academic medical centers, county health departments and commercial laboratories.The laboratory houses a fungal…

The Wadsworth Center Parasitology Laboratory is the New York State public health reference laboratory for parasitic infections. Laboratory responsibilities include:Clinical diagnosis utilizing various diagnostic methodsDevelopment of molecular…

The Rabies Laboratory, located at the Wadsworth Center’s Griffin Laboratory in Guilderland, provides New York State with rabies-related laboratory services. Testing performed by the laboratory includes:Animal specimen testingHuman serology…

Welcome to the website pages of the NYSDOH Wadsworth Center’s Laboratory of Viral Disease (LVD). In the following pages you will find many interesting and helpful resources. While navigating through them, you can explore Virology news, current test…

The Parasitology Laboratory identifies various types of blood-borne, intestinal and skin parasites via microscopic analysis and/or molecular detection.Testing MenuMicroscopic Identification: Parasites in stool, tissue or other body fluid.…

Research Projects: Expand use of targeted next generation sequencing in clinical parasitology Develop digital droplet PCR assays for quantitative testing of bloodborne parasites Develop RNA-based detection assays, such as transcription-…

The Wadsworth Center Parasitology Laboratory serves as New York’s reference laboratory for parasitic identification. In order to help other laboratories become proficient in identifying parasites, the NYSDOH Parasitology Laboratory conducts…

Graduate OpportunitiesSUNY students are routinely involved in projects such as working in the insectary, studying mosquito fitness and competence, and utilizing molecular and cellular techniques in virology, all while learning how to work…

The insectary is a 5000 square foot facility that houses multiple Culex and Aedes spp. mosquitoes, among others. It contains 5 programmable, environmentally controlled rooms, multiple free-standing chambers, dissecting microscopes and extensive…

The Fast Track program, initiated in 1993, sought to apply rapid tuberculosis testing methods to primary specimens from a target group of highly infectious patients. Today, the Mycobacteriology Laboratory universally applies rapid test methods and…

The Wadsworth Center is a reference laboratory. Use local or commercial laboratory services whenever available. Call the Order Desk at (518) 474-4175 to order kits to be tested at the Wadsworth Center. Primary patient specimens Respiratory…

Whole Genome Sequencing Tuberculosis (TB) actively infects more than 8 million people worldwide and causes over a million deaths each year.  In recent years, there has been an increase in the prevalence of drug resistant strains of…