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Whats New at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of
Hygiene?
Carol Kirk Laboratory Network Coordinator
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Madison,
Wisconsin April, 2008
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Whos New?
Director Dr. Charles Brokopp A native of
Lancaster, Wisconsin More than 16 years
experience directing state public health and
environmental laboratories in Idaho, Oregon and
Utah Previous Director, CDCs Division of Select
Agents and Toxins
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Whats New?
Retired Dr. Ronald Laessig Dr. Laessig had
directed the Wisconsin State Laboratory of
Hygiene since 1980
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Focus on Communicable Disease Division
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Whats New at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of
Hygiene
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PulseStar

• Tim Monson and staff of WSLH Bacteriology/PFGE
  Laboratory were awarded the PulseStar award by
  CDC.

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PulseStar

• The award recognized WSLHs work on the
• Nationwide E. coli O157H7 in spinach outbreak in
  which our staff was the first in the nation to
  identify the bacterial strain that sickened
  hundreds and caused 3 deaths
• Nationwide Salmonella in peanut butter outbreak
  in the Fall of 2006 and early 2007
• Large Campylobacter in cheese curds outbreak in
  northern Wisconsin in the Summer of 2006

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Molecular Capabilities

• Additional molecular capabilities and equipment
• Replacing or complementing older methodologies
• Establishing new capabilities

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Molecular Capabilities

• 1st state public health laboratory in the U.S. to
  develop capability to perform antiviral
  susceptibility testing of influenza samples

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Tests Developed

• Bordetella pertussis/parapertussis PCR
• Measles PCR
• Rubella PCR
• Malaria PCR for confirmatory testing
• Meningococcal PCR
• Campylobacter jejeuni and coli identification by
  PCR

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Tests in Development

• Neisseria meningitidis PCR
• Molecular beacons test to detect INH and Rifampin
  resistance for M. tuberculosis (reducing TAT from
  weeks to days)
• Salmonella Serotyping

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Change in Viral Testing Methodologies

• Influenza and Respiratory viruses
• Respiratory Virus Panel PCR now the preferred
  test for surveillance and outbreak specimens
• Culture now for repository, quality assurance, CDC

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Studies

• AST survey of Wisconsin Laboratories
• Survey of Potential Rapid Influenza Testing Sites
• Nocardia Susceptibility Testing Multi-laboratory
  Study

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In Development

• Guide to Developing Laboratory Networks booklet
  for other state public health laboratories
• Toolkit for other state public health
  laboratories to use in laboratory network
  development

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New Building for Communicable Disease Division?
Not Yet.
Henry Mall (Communicable Disease,
Administration, Disease Prevention Division)
Walton Commons (IS)
Agriculture Drive (Environmental)
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Outreach Continued Website Development
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Outreach Continued Website Development
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Outreach Continued Website Development
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Outreach Continued Website Development
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Outreach Continued Website Development
Influenza Laboratory Graphics
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Outreach Continued Website Development
Looking at Regional Graphics
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Watching Rotavirus Data
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Coming to Website

• TB Graphics
• Enteric Graphics