New PCR tests at the AHL

Tim Pasma

Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

AHL Newsletter 2023;27(3):4.

The following new virology PCR tests have recently been validated and are now available at the AHL:

1. Equine respiratory triplex PCR: Influenza A virus/Equine rhinovirus A/Equine Rhinovirus B – code inflerv - $60.00

Sample to submit: live: nasal swab, oral fluid; dead: trachea, lung

2. Porcine sapovirus PCR – code psapopc - $40.00

Sample to submit: live: feces, fecal swab; dead: intestine                                                                                                               

3. Cache Valley virus PCR – code cvvpcr - $40.00                                

Sample to submit: placenta, brain

Collect swabs into virus transport medium (VTM).  Tissues should be submitted in leakproof containers.

We are happy to discuss any testing questions and concerns.  Please feel free to reach out!        

ahlinfo@uoguelph.ca or tpasma@uoguelph.ca; 519-824-4120 extension 54530.