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Equine encephalitis virus (EEEV)/West Nile virus (WNV) - PCR

Service category: 
Available Tests [1]
Service audience: 
Avian [2]
Equine [3]
Description: 

Code:

eeewnv

Lab:

V

Days test started:

M-F

TAT:

1-5 d

Available for:

Companion Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

WNV Avian: swabs or tissue samples (brain/kidney). Equine: swabs or tissue samples (brain). EEEV Dead: Brain, spleen.

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.

Collection Protocol

Collect swabs with virus transport medium (VTM). Tissue in leakproof container.

Additional Information

See AHL LabNote 36* [4].

Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/equine-encephalitis-virus-eeevwest-nile-virus-wnv-pcr

Links
[1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-category/available-tests [2] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/avian [3] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/equine [4] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/content/ahl-labnote-36-clinical-sampling-virology-testing-ahl-%E2%80%93-sampling-supplies