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Newborn Screening>>Update
Newborn Screening Update
By July of 2008, all 50 states within the United States as well as Washington D.C. and Guam are expected to be screening for CAH at birth. Additionally, half of all Canadian provinces will include CAH testing in their newborn screening programs.
As of December 2007, the following North American programs screen for CAH at birth:
United States
| Alabama |
Illinois |
Montana** |
Rhode Island |
| Alaska |
Indiana |
Nebraska |
South Carolina |
| Arizona |
Iowa |
Nevada |
South Dakota |
| Arkansas* |
Kansas* |
New Hampshire |
Tennessee |
| California |
Kentucky |
New Jersey |
Texas |
| Colorado |
Louisiana |
New Mexico |
Utah |
| Connecticut |
Maine |
New York |
Vermont |
| Delaware |
Maryland |
North Carolina |
Virginia |
| District of Columbia |
Massachusetts |
North Dakota |
West Virginia |
| Florida |
Michigan |
Ohio |
Washington |
| Georgia |
Minnesota |
Oklahoma |
Wisconsin |
| Hawaii |
Mississippi |
Oregon |
Wyoming |
| Idaho |
Missouri |
Pennsylvania |
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Canada
| Alberta |
Ontario |
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| British Columbia* |
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| Manitoba |
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| North West Territories |
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| Nunavut (West) |
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*Screening is approved but not yet implemented
**(through pilot program-optional for $4.00)
Internationally, the status of screening for CAH varies greatly. Within the following countries, CAH screening is available but in many cases it is neither mandated nor universal:
List of Countries
Where CAH Newborn
Screening is Available
| ARGENTINA |
PHILIPPINES |
| AUSTRIA |
PORTUGAL |
| BELARUS |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| BELGIUM |
SAUDI ARABIA |
| BRAZIL |
SPAIN |
| CANADA |
SWEDEN |
| CHILE |
SWITZERLAND |
| CHINA |
TAIWAN |
| COLOMBIA |
THAILAND |
| COSTA RICA |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| FRANCE |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| GERMANY |
UNITED STATES |
| GREECE |
URUGUAY |
| INDIA |
EQUADOR |
| ITALY |
GUATAMALA |
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
ISRAEL |
| LUXEMBOURG |
LIBYA |
| MACEDONIA |
PERU |
| MEXICO |
QUATAR |
| NETHERLANDS |
SOUTH AFRICA |
| NEW ZEALAND |
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Source: Perkin Elmer
In those states and countries that do not have newborn screening for CAH or have not yet implemented it, concerned residents can make an impact. To learn more, please visit our Newborn Screening Advocacy page.
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