The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced on Oct. 25 that an elderly person in northwest Iowa died from West Nile virus, the first death caused by the virus since 2010.

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The State Hygienic Laboratory is transitioning its Rabies testing to its laboratory information system known as OpenELIS on Nov. 1. As part of this process, the Rabies Test Request Form and results report have been updated.

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Iowa City was a rapidly developing urban center in 1910. The River to River Road – now Highway 6 – was improved, making it possible to drive an automobile from the Mississippi River to the Missouri River. The CRANDIC interurban railway carried passengers between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. The University of Iowa celebrated its 63rd anniversary, and the Iowa Law School moved into the newly constructed Gilmore Hall.

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The Iowa Department of Public Health announced on Oct. 19 a new joint initiative with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) to reduce the impact of foodborne illness in Iowa.

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Advanced molecular detection methods such as Next Generation Sequencing, and testing for antimicrobial resistant bacteria, Zika virus and biosafety for high consequence pathogens will be enhanced at the State Hygienic Laboratory due to increased support from the CDC’s Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Cooperative Agreement (ELC). More than $2 million for fiscal year 2017 was awarded to SHL, nearly double the funding of the previous year.

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The State Hygienic Laboratory honored its long-time staff members with a celebration on Oct. 7 in its Center for the Advancement of Laboratory Science, inaugurating the laboratory’s Quarter Century Club. More than 25 former and current staff members and their families attended.

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