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NVSL Diagnostic Virology Laboratory

The Diagnostic Virology Laboratory (DVL) performs confirmatory and diagnostic testing for many domestic and foreign animal viral diseases, such as vesicular stomatitis (VS), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), virulent Newcastle disease, equine encephalomyelitis viruses (e.g., Eastern equine encephalomyelitis [EEE]), equine infectious anemia (EIA), bluetongue (BT), swine influenza, pseudorabies (PRV), and West Nile encephalitis. Maintaining expertise for these diseases and other viral agents is part of DVL's role in protecting the American livestock industry.

The DVL is a Reference Laboratory for the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and a Reference Centre for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO). See NVSL Activities for more details. The DVL also performs import/export testing, produces reference and other reagents, and administers relevant proficiency testing and laboratory approvals for selected viral tests (including avian influenza and Newcastle real-time reverse transcriptase (rrt) PCR) in laboratories belonging to the National Animal Health Laboratory Network.

Contact Information

USDA-APHIS-VS-NVSL-DVL

Packages: 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010
Letters: P.O. Box 844, Ames, IA 50010
Phone: (515) 337-7551
Fax: (515) 337-7348

General Inquiry
Email: NVSL.DVL.Heads@usda.gov

FAD Questions
Email: NVSL.DVL.TeamLeads@usda.gov

Coggins (EIA) Testing and Approval
E-mail: NVSL.coggins@usda.gov

Director: Mia Torchetti
Phone: (515) 337-7590
Fax: (515) 337-7348
Email: mia.kim.torchetti@usda.gov

Deputy Director: Kris Lantz
Phone: (515) 337-7083
Fax: (515) 337-7348
Email: kristina.lantz@usda.gov

Aquaculture
Head: Janet Warg
Phone: (515) 337-7879
E-mail: janet.v.warg@usda.gov

Genomics
Head: Mary Lea Killian
Phone: (515) 337-7903
E-mail: mary.l.killian@usda.gov

Molecular
Head: Nichole Hines-Bergeson
Phone: (515) 337-7164
E-mail: nichole.l.hines@usda.gov

Virus Isolation
Head: Melinda Jenkins-Moore
Phone: (515) 337-7851
E-mail: melinda.jenkins-moore@usda.gov

Serology 1
Head: Vacant
Phone:
E-mail:

Serology 2
Head: Tiffany Palmer
Phone: (515) 337-7864
E-mail: tiffany.j.palmer@usda.gov