Virology Laboratory (VL)
Clinical Virology Program
Electron micrograph of influenza A virus
(Courtesy of the Wadsworth Center, NYSDOH)
Contact Information
Associate Director: Meghan Fuschino, MS
Telephone: (518) 474-4177
Certification Information
PFI # 8523
WHO Collaborating Laboratory
Specimens that are shipped through the US Postal Service
send to the following address:
David Axelrod Institute
Wadsworth Center
NYS Department of Health
Virology Laboratory (VL)
PO Box 22002
Albany, NY 12201-2002
Specimens that are shipped through UPS/Fed Ex/other courier services/deliveries
send to the following address:
David Axelrod Institute
Wadsworth Center
NYS Department of Health
Virology Laboratory (VL)
120 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Link to 2009-10 Season Wadsworth Influenza Surveillance Data
Previously known as the Virus Reference and Surveillance Laboratory, the Virology Laboratory is the largest laboratory in the Laboratory of Viral Diseases. A combination of classical and molecular virology techniques are used to detect, type, subtype, and sequence for strain analysis, viruses associated with a variety of disease states. Cultured isolates from other virology laboratories throughout New York State are accepted for identification, as are primary clinical specimens for diagnosis.
Virus Information:
- Adenovirus
- Coxsackie viruses and Echoviruses
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Enterovirus
- Herpes simplex viruses
- human Metapneumovirus (hMPV)
- Influenza Viruses A and B
- Measles Virus
- Mumps Virus
- Parainfluenza Viruses 1-4 (PIV 1-4)
- Parvovirus B19
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Rhinovirus
- Rotavirus
- Rubella Virus (German Measles)
- Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-coronavirus)