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Photo feature: News sampling

National and state activities are a routine part of work at the State Hygienic Laboratory. Here are a few examples from the month of May.

A CDC map (http://tiny.cc/US_Zika) shows Zika cases in U.S. states and territories. There have been no locally acquired cases in the 50 states. Puerto Rico has the highest number of locally acquired cases.Ankeny staff gather to celebrate recent Wellness Workgoup activities, including a 1-K walk, skin cancer screening and a financial wellness program.Shoolah Escott, Massachusetts Public Health Laboratory, reads a motility test during a CDC “Train the Trainer” program to prepare laboratorians to instruct others to identify and report select agents.A water sample positive for coliform bacteria (left) is shown beside one that is negative. Water quality testing volumes increased in May, and are expected to continue at high levels throughout the summer. Wade Aldous, Disease Control Division director, (center) poses with Iowa Dept. of Public Health staff during an Executive Exchange.