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Office of Oregon State Public Health Laboratory 

The Office of Oregon State Public Health Laboratory supports state and local infectious disease control efforts, works to prevent metabolic disorders detectable at birth, and assures the quality of testing in clinical and environmental laboratories.

Our main clients are county health departments and other local agencies which address community-level health issues while offering selected health care services to those who do not have access to private providers. Their emphasis is on prevention services, disease surveillance and control, and outreach to high risk populations.

 Programs and Services

The General Microbiology Section provides essential screening, diagnostic, and reference testing for rabies, bacterial and parasitic diseases to support outbreak investigations and public health surveillance.
Assists sentinel laboratories by providing training and support in specimen collection, storage and shipment, evidence-control measures and recognition of chemical and biological terrorism agents.
Working to screen newborns for endocrine, hemoglobin, cystic fibrosis, and metabolic disorders to identify infants who need immediate treatment to prevent developmental problems, mental retardation or death.
Working to enforce state regulations for clinical laboratory testing, substance of abuse testing, and health screen testing on humans and carrying out the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) in Oregon.
ORELAP is recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) to accredit environmental testing laboratories to national standards.
Provides essential testing for diseases of public health importance caused by viruses and other microorganisms and forwards specimens for particular agents and conditions to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for analysis.
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