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Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Hours
Monday, January 20th, 2025 is a University of Iowa observed holiday. SHL will be closed.
See below for more details.
Brucella Removal from Select Agent List
On January 16, 2025 Brucella species (abortus, melitensis, and suis) will be removed from the Federal Select Agent and Toxins list. Please see the attached announcement for change details.
SHL Bacteriology Test Request Form Update
SHL has released an updated version of the Bacteriology Test Request Form to the SHL website. Please see the attached announcement for change details and destroy any copies of previous version(s) you may have.
State Hygienic Laboratory Newborn Screening LIMS Upgrade
The Newborn Screening section of the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa (SHL) is upgrading to a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), OpenELIS, beginning October 1, 2024.
Lyme Reporting Changes
The State Hygienic Laboratory will continue to use the same testing platform for Lyme testing, but we have updated our reporting to include Interpretation for Laboratories and Interpretation for Providers in our test trailers.