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SHL Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
All three State Hygienic Lab locations (Ankeny, Coralville, and Lakeside) are closed in observance of Thanksgiving:
• Thursday, November 26th, 2026
• Friday, November 27th , 2026
Changes to Legionella Testing Services Effective December 1, 2026
Due to the limited sensitivity of the Legionella direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) smear, currently included in the Legionella Culture Panel, the State Hygienic Laboratory (SHL) will discontinue this test and remove it from the test menu effective December 1, 2026.
Discontinuation of SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing as an orderable test
Date: March 12, 2026
The State Hygienic Laboratory will discontinue offering sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 on our test menu effective March 16, 2026.
Newborn Screening Result Analyte Additions for Iowa and North Dakota
Released Jan 8, 2026
The State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa (SHL), in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services and the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, is adding the following result analytes to each state’s newborn screening panel beginning with specimens received on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
New Influenza SARS-CoV-2 RSV Test is Now Available
The State Hygienic Laboratory (SHL) is now performing a new Influenza SARS-CoV-2 RSV by Real-Time PCR test for the 2025-2026 Iowa respiratory virus surveillance season.