Laboratory Testing
Attention!
Because specimen submission requirements for CLIA diagnostic testing are currently being updated, ALL submissions to CDC for diagnostic testing require pre-approval at this time. Please contact PicornaLab@cdc.gov before submitting AFM specimens to CDC.
CDC Laboratory Testing & Procedures
Discusses CDC laboratory testing and procedures for confirming non-polio enterovirus infections…
Specimen Collection, Storage, & Shipment
Describes methods for collecting, storing, and shipping specimens…
For guidelines for enterovirus surveillance in support of the Polio Eradication Initiative, see the CDC and WHO-Europe Enterovirus Surveillance Guidelines [29 pages].