*********************** New physical and shipping address for the ADRDL:
1550 Medary Ave., Brookings, SD 57007
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The ADRDL will be closed for business on the days listed below; however, some essential testing will be conducted during the holiday breaks. Please call the laboratory at (605) 688-5171 with questions or concerns prior to the holiday closures, if possible. If consultation is needed during ADRDL closures, please call (605) 690-1576 to speak with a pathologist. Thank you for your continued support of the ADRDL. **** 2026 Holidays **** January 1 -- New Year's Holiday January 19 -- Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday February 16 -- Presidents' Day Holiday Easter weekend on Friday, April 3rd and Monday, April 6th May 25 -- Memorial Day Holiday June 19 -- Juneteenth July 3 -- Independence Day Holiday September 7 -- Labor Day Holiday October 12 -- Native American Day Holiday November 11 -- Veterans' Day Holiday November 26 -- Thanksgiving Day Holiday December 25 -- Christmas Day Holiday
******************* System update on November 25th, 2024 *******************
The SDSU ADRDL Bacteriology section will be performing a software update to the antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) system on November 25th, 2024. This update includes new guidelines from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) documents VET01, VET01S, and the M100. Susceptibility reports may include more “no interpretation” MIC interpretations because of this update. A “no interpretation (NI)" result indicates that clinical breakpoints have not been established for that animal species/bacterial species. For information concerning antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary medicine, please refer to AVMA, AABP, AAEP, etc. . For questions concerning the update or testing reports, please contact the SDSU ADRDL.
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Rabies testing – changes to billing procedures
Please note the following changes to the billing for animal rabies testing specimens sent to the South Dakota Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (ADRDL).
Human Exposure to Wildlife
Effective September 1, 2023, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks will only pay testing fees for wildlife animal species that have posed a risk of human exposure to rabies. This includes live wildlife species that have bitten, scratched, or otherwise exposed a person or persons. In the past, Game, Fish and Parks had paid testing fees for all wildlife species, regardless of human exposure risk.
Human Exposure to Domestic Animals
The South Dakota Department of Health will continue to pay testing fees for domestic animal species that have posed a risk of human exposure to rabies.
Animal-only or No Exposure
Specimens for rabies testing animals that have exposed other animals, or have not exposed either people or animals, will be billed to the submitting clinic, regardless of whether the specimen comes from a wildlife or domestic animal species.
Prior to testing, veterinarians and submitters need to fill out the ADRDL rabies submission form (https://www.sdstate.edu/sites/default/files/file-archive/2019-05/Rabies-Diagnostic-Requisition-Form.pdf) completely and with appropriate detail about human exposures. Information from this form is used to contact people with possible exposures and ensure they get prompt, appropriate treatment should the specimen test positive for rabies. Supplying sufficient detail on the submission form also ensures that testing fees are appropriately charged.
Please call the ADRDL at 605-688-5171 with questions.
South Dakota Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks
South Dakota Department of Health
South Dakota Animal Industry Board
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