The Mississippi Public Health Laboratory (MPHL) provides quality environmental and clinical testing services to assist various state partners in the prevention and control of disease and the improvement of community health.
The MPHL organizationally consists of environmental, clinical and administrative service areas that contain 12 sections staffed by approximately 60 employees. The laboratory performs over 400,000 tests annually.
COVID-19 Resources
- Requesting, submitting and shipping COVID-19 samples for testing
- Requesting COVID-19 test results tested by Mississippi Public Health Laboratory
- Taqpath COVID-19 Combo Kit Fact Sheet: Providers and Patients
- CDC Influenza SARS-CoV-2 (Flu SC2) Multiplex Assay Fact Sheet: Providers and Patients
Clinical Services Portal
Start MPHL Clinical Services Portal
Laboratory Services
- Laboratory Services Guide
- Clinical Services Specimen Submission Forms
- Environmental Services Sample Submission Forms
- Terrorism Sample Submission Information
Laboratory Service Areas
Environmental Services
- Environmental Organic Chemistry
- Environmental Inorganic Chemistry
- Environmental Microbiology
- Environmental Laboratory Certification Program
Administrative Services
Outreach Services
Clinical Services
Mississippi Public Health Laboratory
570 East Woodrow Wilson
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 576-7582
(601) 576-7720 (fax)
(601) 576-7400 After hours/emergency