Annual Reports for the Public Health Laboratory
A Division of the Minnesota Department of Health
2018 Annual Report - Public Health Laboratory (PDF)
Highlights from the Public Health Laboratory's fiscal year 2018 annual report include:
- How we worked with several stakeholders to begin screening Minnesota newborns for three new conditions, including spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
- Our development of new methods to analyze over 200 compounds for the Minnesota Drug Overdose and Substance Use (MNDOSA) surveillance project
- Our role in making Minnesota the leading state in the nation for Radiation Emergency Preparedness exercise evaluations
- The expansion of our use of whole genome sequencing to detect outbreaks and help determine the nature of the microbes that are causing disease in Minnesota
- Collaborative projects to help improve the lives of Minnesotans
Previous Annual Reports
2017 Annual Report - Public Health Laboratory (PDF)
2016 Annual Report - Public Health Laboratory (PDF)
If you have questions or comments, please contact our Public Health Laboratory at health.mdhlab@state.mn.us or call 651-201-5200.