Diagnosis laboratories are critical components of public health infrastructure, playing a vital role in disease surveillance, outbreak response, and patient care. Accurate and timely diagnosis is essential for effective treatment and prevention strategies. This directory provides a comprehensive listing of key diagnosis laboratories across Latin America and the United States, offering essential contact information for researchers, healthcare professionals, and public health officials.
Argentina
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas (INEVH)
Address: Monteagudo 2510, 2700 – Pergamino, Argentina.
Contact: Dra. Maria Alejandra Morales
Director of INEVH: Dra. Delia Enria
Bolivia
Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales (CENETROP)
Address: Av 26 de Febrero Esq. Av Centenario, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Contact: Roxana Loayza
Director of CENETROP: Dra. Yelin Roca Sanchez
Brazil
Instituto Evandro Chagas (Para, Brazil)
Address: Rodovia BR-316 km 7 s/n – Levilândia – 67030-000 – Ananindeua, Pará, Brasil
Contact: Dr. Pedro Vasconcelos
Fiocruz – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Recife, Brazil)
Address: Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Av. Moraes Rego S/N, Campus da UFPE, Cidade Universitária, Recife-PE, Brasil, CEP: 50740-465
Contact: Dr Rafael Freitas de Oliveira França
Fiocruz – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Address: Av. Brasil – 4365 Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro – Brasil CEP 22061-040 (Pav. Helio & Peggy Pereira – 1 andar)
Contact: Dra. Ana Bispo de Filippis
Fiocruz – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Carlos Chagas Institute, Paraná, Brazil)
Address: Rua Professor Algacyr Munhoz Mader 3.775 – CIC, Curitiba, PR, CEP 81.350-010 (Tecpar campus)
Contact: Dra Claudia Dos Santos
Instituto Adolfo Lutz (São Paulo, Brazil)
Address: Núcleo de Doenças de Transmissão Vetorial, Centro de Virologia – Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Av.Dr.Arnaldo 355, São Paulo,SP, Brasil, CEP: 01246-000
Contact: Dr. Renato Pereira de Souza (Investigador Científico V, Director Técnico)
Chile
Instituto de Salud Publica (ISP)
Address: Av. Marathon 1000, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Casilla 48 Correo Central, Código Postal 7780050
Contact: Sr. Elizar Villagra
Colombia
Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS)
Address: Avenida calle 26 No. 51-20 – Zona 6 CAN. Bogotá, D.C
Contact: Lissethe Carolina Pardo Herrera
Costa Rica
Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud (INCIENSA)
Address: Apartado 4-2250, Tres Ríos, Cartago, Costa Rica
Contact: Dra. Elizabeth Saenz
Cuba
Instituto Pedro Kourí (IPK)
Address: Autopista Novia del Mediodía, KM 6 1/2, La Lisa, La Habana, 11400, Cuba
Contact: Dra. Maria Guadalupe Guzman
General Director: Dr. Jorge Pérez Avila
Dominican Republic
Laboratorio de Virología del Laboratorio Nacional de Salud Pública Dr. Defilló (LNSPDD)
Address: Santo Tomas de Aquino 1, Cuidad Universitaria, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana, Zip 10105
Contact: Raquel Pimentel
Ecuador
Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Salud Pública (INSPI)
Address: Julián Coronel 905 entre Esmeraldas y José Mascote, Código postal 090514
Contact: Dra. Mary Regato
El Salvador
Laboratorio Central Dr. Max Bloch
Address: Alameda Roosevelt, Edificio Max Bloch, contiguo a Hospital Rosales, San Salvador, El Salvador C.A.
Contact: Monica Barahona
Guatemala
Laboratorio Nacional de Salud (LNS)
Adddress: Km. 22 carretera al Pacífico, Barcena, Villa Nueva, Guatemala C.A
Contact: Leticia Del Carmen Castillo Signor
Guayana Francesa
Institute Pasteur
Address: 23 Avenue Pasteur, BP 6010, 97306 Cayenne Cedex
Contact: Dominique Rousset, MD, PhD
Haiti
Laboratoire National de Santé Publique
Address: 2, rue Chardonnieres, Delmas 33, A cote de l’Hopital La Paix, Port au Prince, Haiti
Contact: Dr. Ito Journel
Honduras
Laboratorio Nacional de Vigilancia de la Salud (LNVS)
Address: Colonia La Campaña, Primera entrada Contigua al portón de maternidad del Hospital General San Felipe, Tegucigalpa Honduras Centro América
Contact: Dra. Sofia Carolina Alvarado
Chief of the Virology Laboratory: Dra. Dina Jeaneth Castro
Jamaica
Arbovirus Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of West Indies
Address: The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies
Contact: Dr. Ivan Vickers
Mexico
Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos (InDRE)
Address: Francisco de P. Miranda #177, Col. Unidad Lomas de Plateros Deleg. Álvaro Obregón Ciudad de México CP. 01480
Contact: Mauricio Vazquez Pichardo (Chief of the Arbovirus and Hemorragic Virus Laboratory); Belen Torres
Nicaragua
Centro Nacional de Diagnostico y Referencia, Departamento de Virología (CNDR)
Address: Costado Oeste Colonia Primero de Mayo. Managua, Nicaragua Sector Postal: 15AB, Apartado Postal:107
Contact: Dr. Angel Balmaseda
Panamá
Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud (ICGES)
Address: Avenida Justo Arosemena y Calle 35 Apartado Postal No. 0816-02593 Panamá, República de Panamá
Contact: Brechla Moreno
Paraguay
Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública (LCSP)
Address: Avenida Venezuela y Tte. Escurra, Asunción, Paraguay
Contact: Cynthia Vazquez
Perú
Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS)
Address: Av. Defensores del Morro 2268 (Ex Huaylas) Chorrillos, Lima 9
Contact: María Paquita García Mendoza
Puerto Rico, United States
CDC – Puerto Rico
Address: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dengue Branch, 1324 Calle Cañada, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00920-3860
Contact: Dr. Jorge Muñoz
Suriname
Academic Hospital Paramaribo
Address: Flustreet 1, Paramaribo, Suriname
Contact: Jimmy Roosblad
Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)
Address: 16-18 Jamaica Blvd, Federation Park, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Contact: Dra. Arlene Darmanie
Uruguay
Departamento de Laboratorio de Salud Pública (DLSP)
Address: Avda. Alfredo Navarro 3051, acceso Norte, CP 11600, Montevideo – Uruguay
Contact: Dr. Hector Chiparelli
Colorado, United States
CDC- Fort Collins
Address: Arbovirus Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 3150 Rampart Road (CSU Foothills Campus), Fort Collins, Colorado 80521
Contact: Dr. Robert Lanciotti
Venezuela
Instituto Nacional de Higiene Rafael Rangel (INHRR)
Address: Ciudad Universitaria UCV, Los Chaguaramos, Caracas, República Bolivariana de Venezuela. Cod. 1041.
Referente: Julio Zambrano
