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Detection of HIV-1 Infection LCM Detected Serologically Determination of Glyphosate Herbicide in Drinking Water Changes in Pesticide Analysis UST Laboratory Certification Human Ehrlichiosis Update Mosquito-Borne Encephalitis Surveillance 1996 March The Elusive Epidemiology of Shigellosis April Summary of Influenza Testing PCR Test for Norwalk-like Viruses May Don't Let the Bat Bugs Bite Proposed Wastewater Certification in Iowa for the Basic Group Environmental Laboratory Certification in Iowa June Training Needs Survey Revisited Neonatal Screening Program Announces Important Changes Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci IPHA Epidemiology / Laboratory Section Holds First Meeting July Molecular Infectious Disease Cyclospora cayetanensis UHL Requests Enteric Culture Samples August Training Materials Wastewater Analysis Biocriteria of Iowa Streams E. coli O157:H7 Infection in Iowa:1989 to 1996 UHL Requests Enteric Culture Samples October Influenza Surveillance EPA Changes in SDWA November UHL Participates in International Traning Project Changes in PE Studies Training Materials Environmental Lab Certification News December Documentation...Just the Beginning Review, Evaluation, and Application of Solid Phase Extraction Methods 1997 January Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella: A National Study Paint Chip Test Kit Available from UHL New Guidelines Available from NCCLS National Surveillance Program for Outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection - 1995 New Lead Based Paint Disclosure Rule In Effect Protecting Children from Lead Exposure February UHL Debuts New WEB Page RBCA: The New Iowa Approach to Contaminated UST Sites Influenza Update March Water Supply Study 38 and 39 (WS038 and WS039) Schedule Revised Shigellosis Surveillance Summary April CLIA Corner Issues for Wastewater Certification PCR Test Now Available WS039 Revised May CLIA Corner Integration of the Unresolved Components in Petroleum Product Analyses EPA Publishes New Drinking Water Lab Certification Manual UHL Says Farewell to Jack Kennedy Hygienic Laboratory Approved for EPA Information Collection Rule (ICR) Analyses June CLIA Corner Performance Evaluation Studies - Update UHL Participates In Second International Training Project With Cyprus July Outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection in 1996 CLIA Corner Optimizing Split/Splitless Flows in Capillary Gas Chromatography UHL Welcomes Don Simmons and Family Speed Up UHL Mycobacteriology Results August A World of its Own Students Studying the Environment CLIA Corner The Belin and Blank Center's 1997 National Scholars Academy Goes to the UHL UHL Provides Environmental Education Experience Surface Water is Essential The Environmental Science Program at the National Scholars Academy Definitely a Unique Experience Fecal Coliforms So, what did you learn about science? Fecal Coliforms September UHL Helps with VRE Study by CDC and the Siouxland District Health Department CLIA Corner Lab Safety Notes From the Reader's Digest October Salmonella enteritidis Surveillance-1995/1996 CLIA Corner Tracking Cases of Tuberculosis by PCR November Detection of Bordetella pertussis Performance of Methods on PE Samples Top 10 Salmonella Serotypes in Iowa--1993-1995 CLIA Corner - November 1997 December Salmonella Surveillance Data-1995 CLIA Corner 1998 January UHL Volunteers Help Preserve the Environment CLIA Corner Shigellosis Surveillance Summary - 1996 Laboratory Begins New OraSure Testing for HIV Visible Emissions Evaluation Session Date Set February E. coli O157:H7 Surveillance in Iowa CLIA Corner March CLIA Corner UHL Updates its Environmental Laboratory Certification Web Page Ulcers: The Bacterial Connection April Exposure to Rabid Animals in Iowa May CLIA Corner Tick-Borne Diseases Cause Illness in Iowa June CLIA Corner UHL Research Projects Showcased at UI Staff Poster Fair UHL Director Emeritus William J. Hausler, Jr. Honored by ASTPHLD Passing the Torch July Mosquito-Borne Encephalitis In Iowa CLIA Corner International Training with Ghana, Africa Changes in Testing for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea August UHL Hosts Belin & Blank Students Again This Summer CLIA Corner Salmonella H2S Negative Serotyped Newborn Screening Waiver Form Now Available September Enterovirus Infections on the Increase CLIA Corner October CLIA Corner The Mystery Ingots: Hazard or Treasure? November CLIA Corner Safe Drinking Water Information System 262 Clinical Surveys in FY98 December Coliform Calendar Available CLIA Corner Iowa Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Program TATERS Recognized 1999 January CLIA Corner Prenatal Testing Prepares Families for Childbirth February In Memorium Life's Puzzles March Korean Scientists Study Analytical Methods at UHL UHL Healthy Hikers Take Part in the Iowa City Relay for Life Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on Antimicrobial Resistance CLIA Corner April Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis Drugs of Abuse Testing at UHL CLIA Corner May CLIA Corner Protecting Iowans June Meet the Hygienic Laboratory's Record Processing Staff CLIA Corner Isolation and Detection of "date rape" Drug, Rohypnol, at the UHL July Laboratory Experience for Students CLIA Corner August Belin and Blank Center Students CLIA Corner Hantavirus in Iowa September Belin and Blank Center Student Essays Response to Bioterrorism in Iowa CLIA Corner October AWWA-IWPCA Fall 1999 Short Course for Water & Wastewater Operators Temporal Patterns of Nonpolio Enteroviruses in Iowa CLIA Corner November CLIA Corner Rapid Test Kits for Influenza UHL's Limnology Section December UHL Chemists Train at the Centers for Disease Control CLIA Corner 2000 January CLIA Corner Environmental Assessment of a Clandestine Methamphetamine Lab Site February CLIA Corner Monitoring the Quality of Iowa's Air March CLIA Corner Frequently Asked Questions About MtBE Virus, Mycoplasma isolation test request form updated Bioterrorists strike in . . . Beach Monitoring in Iowa April Newly Approved NCCLS Documents CLIA Corner New Waived Tests Reversal Of Internal Control Documentation Educational Outreach at UHL May CLIA Corner What's in Our Water . . .Viruses, Parasites, Chemicals? June CLIA Corner Quick Response Eases Fear of Tear Gas Exposure CLIA UPDATE 2000 ICN CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER Assuring the Quality of Lab Results in Iowa July CLIA Corner Quality System Model for HealthCare Current CLIA Issues 2000 Laboratory Response to Bioterrorism -- Is Your Lab Ready? Meet HOTLINE's New Managing Editor A Fond Farewell to Marilyn Hedges Upon Her Retirement August The War on Drugs - Bacteria Fight Back CLIA Corner Emerging Infectious Disease Fellowship at UHL Quality System Model for HealthCare Current CLIA Issues 2000 September Small Public Water Supply & Well Driller Workshop UHL Fairs Well at the Iowa State Fair CLIA Corner Healthy Iowans 2010 New Developments in Iowa's Newborn Screening Program UHL Offers Internship and Grant Programs Employee Recognition Farewell to Some Favorite Employees October HIV-1 Monitor Viral Load Testing CLIA Corner HOTLINE Not Only Informs... Educational Outreach November CLIA Corner The Hygienic Laboratory's Website is a Virtual Laboratory New CDC-funded Surveillance Activities Commonly Asked Public Health Questions December Iowa Selected to Conduct HCFA Pilot Study of CLIA Waived and PPM Laboratories 226Radium From Pipe-Scale Deposits in a Public Water Supply Study Published Laboratory Certification Notes UHL Laboratory Symposium 2001 Survey to Lab HOTLINE Readers 2001 January The Bugs Road Show: Limnology Section Activities Clia Corner UHL's Grant Program Supports Iowa's Next Generation Scientists UHL's Bugs and Fish a Hit at Iowa Children's Water Festival 2001 Laboratory Symposium What Better Place for Outreach Than at the Iowa State Fair? Membrane Filter Fecal Coliform Counting Problems Spring Short Course for Water & Wastewater Operators UHL Offers Environmental Educational Experience for High School Students Teaching Enriches Our Professional Lives February Implementing Silica Analysis by X-ray Diffraction Dr. George Breuer Retiring CLIA Corner 2001 Laboratory Symposium UHL's Healthy Hikers Shigellosis Surveillance Summary - 1999 Membrane Filter Fecal Coliform Counting Problems 2001 Spring Short Course for Water & Wastewater Operators March Iowa's HIV / AIDS Odyssey 2001 Computer and Technology Services Section Implementing Silica Analysis by X-ray Diffraction CLIA Corner Survey of Laboratory Practices for Isolation, Referral and Case Reporting of Bacterial Enteric Pathogens in Iowa April UHL Celebrates National Public Health Week Earth Day 2001 Partners for Healthy Iowans CLIA Corner Dr. Breuer Has Officially Gone Fishing The Iowa Infertility Prevention Project Analysis of Motor-Vehicle Fuels for Metals by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry Patient Safety and the Microbiology Laboratory UHL Program Coordinators Thrive on Variety April is STD Awareness Month June CLIA Corner Hygienic Laboratory Video Wins Iowa Motion Picture Association Award Two UHL Staff Members Receive Awards UHL Sponsors Iowa Junior High Student Laboratory Symposium 2001 Summary Certification Issues Safety Where? Testing For Antibody to HIV-1: Screening and Confirming July Biological Criteria for Waters in the State of Iowa Student Success in UHL Grants for Educational Projects Program CLIA Corner Longevity Awards Presented to UHL Staff Members August IRPE & IQC Conference CLIA Corner MCADD Added to Iowa Testing Panel for Neonatal Screening Web Cast Takes Iowa Conference to New Levels Clinical Laboratory Assessment of Bioterrorism Preparedness September Foreign Scientist Visits the University Hygienic Laboratory UHL Participates in Iowa State Fair for the 18th Year CLIA Corner Hygienic Lab Sponsors Jr. High School Environmental Research Food Safety From Farm to Fork October CLIA Corner Radon and UHL Radiochemistry: What Do You Know About Them? UHL Provides Comprehensive Services for Iowa's Babies Spina Bifida Prevention Health Careers Awareness Week November It's November and Flu Season is Upon Us! CLIA Corner Public Health Laboratories in the Information Age Meeting the Challenges of Bioterrorism December CLIA Corner Proficiency Testing Policies for Environmental Laboratory Certification 2002 January Waived & PPMP Pilot Project Summary Feb-Mar Securing Your Laboratory CLIA Corner April-May Clia Corner A Glimpse of the 2002 UHL Laboratory Symposium UHL Celebrates National Medical Laboratory Week West Nile Virus on the Move this Season Sensitive Testing Helps Save a Life NLTN - A Traning Resource For Every State Laboratory The Honorable Congressman Leonard Boswell Visits the Hygienic Laboratory Research Reports Radon-222 In The Source and Finished Water of Selected Public Water Supplies in Iowa NDMA Determination by GC/MS Ion Trap Testing of Bottled Waters Sold in Iowa Evaluation of Packaged Ice Sold in Iowa Presentations Tick Borne Diseases Page 7 Page 11 Page 8 Page 5 Page 2 Page 10 Page 14 Page 13 Page 9 Page 12 Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 Annual Reports 1999 Annual Report IDNR Implements SDWIS Reporting UHL Organization Quick Response Eases Fear of `Tear Gas' Exposure What's in Our Water