Serology/Newborn Screening/
Preparedness
Overview
The Serology/Newborn Screening/ Preparedness section of the Montana Public Health Laboratory provides a variety of types of testing and activities including:
- Testing to accomplish population surveillance, such as newborn screening for inborn metabolic disorders
- Testing specimens for disease of public health significance by serological methods, including vaccine preventable diseases and rare or emerging diseases.
- Preparation for and responding to local, state, and national emergencies such as chemical and bioterrorism and natural disasters by implementing new rapid test technologies.
This section also provides expert assistance and consultation for particular agents and conditions to medical care providers and provides testing in support of disease assessment for review by epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists and other public health decision makers.
Newborn Screening - Clinical Testing List of Services
Serology - Clinical Testing List of Services
Contact:
Denises Higgins, Supervisor
Serology, Newborn Screening and Lab Preparedness
406-444-3040
