Biothreat Response Laboratory
The Biothreat Response Laboratory (Utah’s Laboratory Response Network or LRN) at the Utah Public Health Laboratory has a dual focus:
The Biothreat Response Lab works with local health, law enforcement and first responders to provide testing of suspicious materials for the following:
Multiple Agent Screening:
STAT Testing (24/7/365)
Multiple Agent Screening:
STAT Testing (24/7/365)
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Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)
Burkholderia mallei (Glanders)
Burkholderia pseudomallei (Melioidosis)
Francisella tularensis (Tularemia)
Yersinia pestis (Plague)
Orthopox viruses
Ricin Toxin
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
- Culture (Bacterial)
If testing for any of the above listed agents/diseases is needed, please contact the lab for assistance.
801-965-2561 (normal business hours)
801-560-6586 (after hours, weekends, holidays).
Click here for the Environmental Biothreat Test Request Form