Timely reporting ensures collection of optimal clinical specimens, which are crucial for our ability to aid in disease diagnosis. Patients with biopsy or autopsy specimens will be given highest priority. Optimal Specimens Unused laboratory specimens are critical to providing diagnoses for these illnesses. Useful specimens include body fluid specimens and tissues. Multiple samples from all major organs are preferred.
Pathology reports, even preliminary ones, are valuable to our analysis.
Diagnostic Testing Diagnostic and research level testing will be performed at CDHS, the CDC, and collaborating laboratories. Rapid testing for both fatal and non-fatal encephalitis cases is available through the California Encephalitis Project .