Public Health Laboratory

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The Allegheny County Public Health Laboratory is a CLIA-certified diagnostic testing laboratory that provides infectious disease laboratory testing to the health department and surrounding communities.

The Health Department Laboratories consist of two diagnostic and two forensic laboratories. The diagnostic laboratories include the Public Health and the Middle Hill district, while the forensic laboratories consist of McKeesport and Pittsburgh Drug Testing Laboratories.

The Public Health Laboratory provides testing ranging from diagnostic testing of patient specimens to surveillance and epidemiology, emergency preparedness and response, and is certified for handling biosafety level three pathogens.

Locations

Public Health Laboratory
119 Commonwealth Drive
Warrendale, PA, 15086
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This location serves as the main administrative office and testing facility for the Public Health Laboratory System

Rabies Specimen Submission
Please read the Rabies Test Information(PDF, 236KB) file. For more general information about rabies and how to prepare/drop-off a specimen visit the Rabies Information webpage.
Animal specimens for rabies testing may be dropped of at the Public Health Laboratory or at: 
3901 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA, 15224
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(This drop-off location will be closing December 31, 2025)

Sexually Transmitted Disease Laboratory
Blakey Center
1908 Wylie Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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Pittsburgh Drug Screening Laboratory
440 Ross Street, Room 2033
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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McKeesport Drug Screening Laboratory
339 Fifth Avenue
Wander Building
McKeesport, PA 15132
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