Emergency preparedness drill
Confirmatory, or rule-out, testing is performed on clinical isolates to identify potential agents of bioterrorism. Emergency Preparedness and Response at the State Hygienic Laboratory encompasses the Laboratory Response Network, the Food Emergency Response Network and the Radiological Emergency Response Team.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Tested clinical isolates from sentinel laboratories throughout Iowa for substances of potential public health threat and responded to credible threat events.
- Conducted two Packaging and Shipping Workshops to train laboratorians throughout the state how to package, ship and transport hazardous materials such as infectious substances or biological specimens.
- To help assure the safety of Iowa’s clinicians, SHL held its annual Sentinel Lab Rule Out of Potential Agents of Bioterrorism: Wet Workshops.
