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As a friendly reminder, airlines often change their routine flights and cargo hours for holidays. We recommend you check with your couriers, airline carriers, and Fed-Ex or UPS if applicable to verify hours for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday so that you can avoid any issues with the transportation of your samples to CTS. Happy Memorial Day!

Seasonal monitoring of epidemic triggers for West Nile Virus (WNV) NAT tested donations will begin June 1 and continue through October 31, 2020. Should your facility have a reactive donation, CTS will send the WNV Alert email to inform you of your WNV reactive samples and request donor information. If you receive this email, please reply within 12 hours with the needed donor information (home city, state and zip code) as well as blood donation product type.Again this year, you can access the mos...

The new online Learning Center with new content can still be found under the “Training” folder on the CTS Website. However, the look and feel of the site has changed, and a 2-minute Introductory Video will help you navigate the new site.Check out the Communication page for the complete details by clicking the link: Communications

The recent communication regarding the recent Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Total assay in Tampa has brought about many questions as hospitals and blood centers prepare to order the testing. We've put together a FAQ document to clarify what we know today. We will update the document as we get more information on existing questions and as new questions get asked, and will update the blog with the revised FAQ document.Thanks for your support as we work to rapidly get this testing available to you. &nbs...

CTS Tampa has implemented the Ortho Vitros Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Total test which qualitatively detects antibody (including IgG and IgM) to SARS-CoV-2 S protein on April 20, 2020. Additionally, Vitalant Research Institute is offering the SARS-CoV-2 Reporter Viral Particle Neutralization (RVPN) test.The situation is rapidly developing and we know you likely have many questions, but you can find all the current information here: