South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

We promote and protect the health of the public and the environment.

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  Help Stop Mosquito-Borne Diseases
  
• Report/Submit Dead Birds
• Protect Yourself from Mosquito Bites
• Eliminate Breeding Areas
• Contact Your Local Mosquito Control Program
• For Healthcare Professionals
• For Veterinarians
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  Get the Facts on Mosquitoes
  
• Mosquito Life Cycle
• Diseases Spread by Mosquitoes
• West Nile Virus
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis
• S.C. Arbovirus Data/Maps
• DHEC's Role
• Medical Entomology at DHEC
• Publications, Web Links

Contact Us

Healthcare Providers: Submit Specimens and Report Suspected Cases of WNV

Contact your local county public health department and ask to speak to someone on the epidemiology staff.

Or call DHEC’s Division of Acute Disease Epidemiology at (803) 898-0861 (pager 888-847-0902 after hours and on weekends) to report confirmed or suspect cases of WNV and to request laboratory testing.

Ship specimens to:

S.C. DHEC Bureau of Laboratories
ATTN: Virology Laboratory
8231 Parklane Road
Columbia, SC 29223

Contact laboratory staff at (803) 896-0819 to discuss questions about WNV tests.

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For more information contact: (803) 896-0655 Fax (803) 896-0645