Problems with the lab revealed a bigger problems with testing nationwide. Hundreds of zika tests had to be retested after it was discovered that the lab had made results. The final results show for the hundreds of patients who were told they were negative, three were actually positive, including one pregnant woman. 26 patients test results were unconclusive and 3494 were actually negative. Dr. Jennifer smith, director of the Department Says while the problems at the d. C. Lab have been corrected, they revealed a bigger problems for labs akrocr the country. An independent agency found the instructions from the centers for Disease Control to more than 75 labs across the country on how to conduct zika tests were wrong. Weve notified the cda immediately and then they took about a week to notify all of the other Public Health labs. Cdc, the agency sent this alert to labs ordering them to change the way they conduct zika tests. Smith says even when done correctly the current test for zika te