MHD Lab -2009 influenza A (H1N1)

October 13, 2009

City of Milwaukee Public Health Laboratory

2009 influenza A (H1N1)

841 N Broadway, Room 205, Milwaukee, WI  53202  414-286-3526 

(Emergency Contact 414-286-2150)

The information provided here is a resource for laboratory and health professionals.  The current situation and available information on the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus outbreak may change rapidly and this page will be updated to reflect new information.  The MHD lab is providing laboratory support (testing, specimen collection and packaging supplies, specimen transport arrangements, consultation, etc.) to Wisconsin public health care providers and to our clinical laboratory partners during the 2009 H1N1 Influenza A (H1N1) virus outbreak.  We are currently using the CDC algorithm and approved test methods to detect and confirm all samples submitted to our laboratory for influenza typing.

MHD Lab Information and Recommendations

• 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) virus Flu Update

• 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Virus  - Instructions for Agencies Using the MHDL

• Specimen Collection Kit Instructions (5/26/09)

• Current Fee Policy

• Laboratory Requisition Form NEW (10-14-09)
  

• Fee-Exempt Test Request Form  NEW (10/08/09)

• Milwaukee Health Department 2009 Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Testing Recommendations for Clinicians New (10/13/09)

 Other H1N1 (Swine) Flu Resources

• Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

• CDC Lab Resources Page

• CDC Guidance Documents

• CDC Interim Recommendations for Clinical Use of Influenza Diagnostic Tests During the 2009-10 Influenza Season

• Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory

• World Health Organization

• Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)

  • FAQs from the labs

• Infectious Diseases Society of America

  • Information on Influenza A:H1N1 (Swine Flu)

• American Society for Microbiology

  • Shipping guidelines for test samples

• American Society for Microbiology Journals

  • 14 Research Publications on Influenza A (H1N1) - Free

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

  • FAO Acts Over H1N1 Human Crisis

• Department of Homeland Security

  • Response to H1N1 (Swine) Flu

• National Pork Producers Council

  • Pork is Safe to Eat