Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) Reference Center
About
Minnesota is one of four Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) Reference Centers in the United States. VPD Reference Centers perform molecular testing for seven VPDs (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella zoster virus, Bordetella species, Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis) on behalf of other public health laboratories that have enrolled as submitting sites.
Submit a VPD sample to the Infectious Disease Lab
Forms and Guidance
Additional Submission Information
For packing and shipping information please contact MN VPD submissions: health.vpd.submissions@state.mn.us
- APHL Vaccine Preventable Diseases Reference Centers Testing Resources (PDF)
- MDH Infectious Disease Laboratory Electronic Ordering and Results (ETOR) Onboarding (MS Forms survey)
MDH Infectious Disease Laboratory Test Catalog
- Bordetella PCR
- Haemopilus influenzae serotyping PCR - Isolate
- Haemopilus influenzae PCR - Specimen
- Measles Virus PCR
- Measles Vaccine Strain PCR
- Mumps Virus PCR
- Neisseria meningitidis serotyping PCR - Isolate
- Neisseria meningitidis PCR - Specimen
- Rhinovirus and Enterovirus Multiplex PCR
- Rubella Virus PCR
- Varicella-zoster Virus PCR
MDH links
Links
Enrolled (VPD) Reference Center assignments
| California Department of Public Health Laboratory | Minnesota Department of Health | New York State Department of Health (Wadsworth Center) | Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene |
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| Viral VPD Reference Centers | Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington | Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont | Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Virginia |
| Bacterial VPD Reference Centers | California | Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming | Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin |
Last Updated: 04/09/2026