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Equine Tests and Fees

Fresh or fixed large tissues, viscera, or aborted fetuses submitted to the lab for any test may be charged the Large/Complex Dissection fee if additional handling is required prior to performing the requested test.

Sample processing will normally begin on the day received if the samples are received in testing areas by 3 p.m.

Send specimen chilled (with cold pack) unless otherwise noted under Special Comments.

Tests (other than Necropsy) may be forwarded to outside labs — submitter will be notified in advance to obtain authorization.

Test

Submission

Turnaround Time

Special Comments

Fee

Keywords

Acid Fast Stain

Tissues, aspirates, exudates, body fluids, feces in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Impression smears (skin lesions) on slide within a slide folder.

1 day

$7

ACTH (Baseline)

1 ml of plasma from a purple top tube (EDTA) from all species (no primates or avian); shipped frozen overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood and place it in an EDTA blood tube. Centrifuge within 1 hour of collection, remove the plasma and place 1 ml in an additive free plastic tube. Place the tube in a secondary container with water, freeze the sample in the container filled with water. Ship frozen overnight from Monday to Thursday.

1 day

$30

Aerobic Culture

Fresh tissues or body fluids in a sterile leakproof container or syringe; shipped chilled within 24 hours of collection. Swabs in aerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection.

3-5 days

$10

Anaerobic Culture

Fresh tissues or body fluids in a sterile leakproof container or syringe; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. Swabs in anaerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection.

3-5 days

$12

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Panels

Pure cultures of isolated pathogen or as requested by the submitter.

1-3 days after ID

Up to 3 isolates per specimen.

$10 per isolate

Bacterial Identification by MALDI-TOF

Culture plates for bacterial ID; shipped chilled within 24 hours of collection

1-2 days

$10

Baermann Test (Lungworm)

10 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$8

Biopsy

Fixed tissues in a leakproof container with a screw-on lid (should be put in a Ziploc bag with paper towels/absorbent material).

5 days

$40.00 first tissue specimen per animal $10.00 each subsequent tissue specimen

Brain Removal and Large Complex Fresh Tissue Handling

Head or fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight. For rabies testing, contact your county Department of Health (DOH) prior to submission for approval.

1-2 days

$30 per animal

Campylobacter Culture

Aborted fetus or fetal lung, liver, stomach content, placenta, semen, cervical or vaginal mucus in Campylobacter transport medium; shipped chilled overnight or delivered as soon as possible. Feces in a leakproof container or fecal swab in Cary-Blair or another suitable transport media; shipped chilled overnight or delivered as soon as possible.

5-7 days

Fresh or fixed large tissues, viscera, or aborted fetuses submitted to the lab for any test may be charged the Large/Complex Dissection fee if additional handling is required prior to performing the requested test.

$12

CBC Food and Fiber Animals (without differential)

2 ml of blood from a bovine, equine, ovine, caprine, llama, alpaca, or porcine in a purple top tube (EDTA); shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Chemistry — Equine Profile

2 ml of serum from a horse or donkey in a red top tube; shipped chilled overnight. Includes: Albumin (ALB), Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Calcium (Ca), Creatine Kinase (CK), Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT), Globulin (GLOB), Glucose (GLU), Potassium (K+), Sodium (Na+), Total Carbon Dioxide (TC02), Total Bilirubin (TBIL), Total Protein (TP), Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN).

1 day

$20

Chlamydia spp. qPCR

Cloacal, choanal or throat swabs from live birds. 1 gm of feces from birds in a leakproof and sterile container. 1 gm of fresh tissue (liver, spleen, lung or kidney) in a leakproof and sterile container from dead birds, small ruminant or other companion animals. All samples must be shipped chilled overnight.

1- 3 days

Tests run Monday and Thursday.

$30

Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) Culture (Taylorella spp)

Swabs from appropriate location (i.e. cervix, clitoral fossa and clitoral sinus) in Amies transport medium with charcoal; shipped chilled overnight and must be received within 48 hours of collection.

7-10 days

Please provide prior notification for submission of more than 10 horses. For Saturday delivery, call the laboratory by 3:00 PM on Friday to confirm.

$20 per swab

Cortisol

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. Separate serum from clot and ship overnight with ice packs.

1 day

$25

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Synergistic Hemolysin Inhibition (SHI) Test — Caseous Lymphadenitis/Pigeon Fever

0.5 ml of serum from a caprine, ovine or equine in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top); shipped chilled overnight.

3-5 days

Tests run on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday for samples received prior to 12:00 pm.

$12

Cremation Fees 31 lbs. to 150 lbs.

Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas and rabbits.)

3-7 days

$100 per animal

Cremation Fees < 30 lbs.

Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas and rabbits.)

3-7 days

$50 per animal

Cremation Fees > 151 lbs.

Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas and rabbits.)

3-7 days

$200 per animal

Cryptosporidium Fecal Direct Fluorescent Antigen Test (DFA)

2 gm of fresh feces from all animals in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$20

Cytology

Air-dried or fixed slides submitted in a plastic or cardboard slide container or leakproof tube for fluid samples. Fluids in a leakproof tube (preferably preserved in EDTA). Unpreserved fluid should be shipped chilled, overnight. Do not ship for Saturday delivery. Culture swabs are unsuitable for cytology.

2 days

$30 per site

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Virus qPCR

Mammal: Fresh or frozen brain (preferable brainstem or medulla), spinal cord, or cerebral spinal fluid; shipped chilled overnight. Avian: Fresh or frozen brain, liver, heart, kidney, spleen, or bone marrow, oropharyngeal or cloacal swab, or whole blood; shipped chilled overnight. Mosquitoes - whole body in pools up to 25. Mosquito species: Aedes atlanticus, Aedes sollicitans, Aedes vexans, Coquellitidia perturbans, Culiseta melanura, Culex nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus. Dry mosquito samples must be shipped with dry ice for overnight delivery. Ice packs can be used if samples are shipped within 24 hours of collection for overnight delivery. Mosquito samples in RNAlater can be shipped with ice packs or at room temperature.

1-3 days

Tests run Monday and Thursday.

$30

Electrolyte Plus Panel

1 ml of heparinized whole blood (green top) or serum (red top) from a canine, feline, equine, bovine, caprine, ovine; shipped chilled overnight. Included parameters: Chloride, Potassium, Sodium, tC02

1 day

$15

Equine Herpesvirus-1 & EHV-4 FA (Rhinopneumonitis)

Fresh, lung, trachea, brain, aborted foal tissues, placenta, adrenal gland or thyroid gland from an equine in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

Tests run Tuesday and Friday.

$15

Equine Herpesvirus-1 & EHV-4 IFA (Rhinopneumonitis)

1 ml of serum from an equine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

Tests run Tuesday and Friday.

$15

Equine Herpesvirus-1 qPCR

Nasopharyngeal swabs (preferred), pharyngeal swabs, or nasal swabs in viral transport medium, buffy coat, whole blood with EDTA (purple top) or heparin from an equine; shipped chilled overnight. Brain or cerebral spinal fluid (neurologic cases), fresh or frozen fetal tissue (lung or spleen) from an equine in a leakproof and sterile tube or container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$30

Equine Herpesvirus-1 qPCR (neurological pathotyping)

Nasopharyngeal swabs (preferred), pharyngeal swabs, or nasal swabs in viral transport medium, buffy coat, whole blood with EDTA (purple top) or heparin from an equine; shipped chilled overnight. Brain or cerebral spinal fluid (neurologic cases), fresh or frozen fetal tissue (lung or spleen) from an equine in a leakproof and sterile tube or container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$30

Equine Herpesvirus-4 qPCR

Nasopharyngeal swabs (preferred), pharyngeal swabs, or nasal swabs in viral transport medium, buffy coat, whole blood with EDTA (purple top) or heparin from an equine; shipped chilled overnight. Brain or cerebral spinal fluid (neurologic cases), fresh or frozen fetal tissue (lung or spleen) from an equine in a leakproof and sterile tube or container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$30

Equine Infectious Anemia ELISA

1 ml of serum from an equine in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top); shipped chilled overnight.

Same day

Samples received prior to 10:30 AM will be tested in the morning and reported by noon; Samples received prior to 2:30 PM will be tested in the afternoon and reported by 6:00 PM.

$15

Equine Infectious Anemia (Coggins) Agar Gel Immunodiffusion (AGID)

1 ml of serum from an equine in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top); shipped chilled overnight.

2-3 days

Test run on every business day for samples received prior to 1:00 PM and the report will be released on next business day.

$7

Equine Piroplasmosis – Theileria equi (formerly Babesia equi) cELISA

1 ml of serum from an equine in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top) or other sterile tube; shipped chilled overnight. * Unless specified on the submission form, samples submitted will have both B. caballi and T. equi) cELISA performed.

3-5 days

Tests run on Friday for samples received by 5:00 PM the day prior. Equine test — only for interstate and intrastate movement or export.

$17

Equine Piroplasmosis — Babesia caballi cELISA

1 ml of serum from an equine in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top) or other sterile tube; shipped chilled overnight. * Unless specified on the submission form, samples submitted will have both B. caballi and T. equi cELISA performed.

3-5 days

Tests run on Friday for samples received by 5:00 PM the day prior. Equine test — only for interstate and intrastate movement or export.

$17

Equine Respiratory Panel (qPCR & Culture)

Nasopharyngeal swab from an equine in aerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. AND Nasopharyngeal swabs from an equine in 3 ml of viral transport medium; shipped chilled overnight.

2-4 days

Includes EHV-1, EHV-4, Influenza A, Equine Rhinitis A and Equine Rhinitis B qPCR and a culture for Strangles.

$90

Equine Rhinitis A qPCR

Cell culture supernatant, urine, lung tissue, nasal swab or oropharyngeal swab in a leakproof and sterile tube with viral transport medium (or in sterile, sealed vials with several drops of saline to prevent desiccation) from equine. Transtracheal wash from an equine. Fresh placenta and fetal tissue (pancreas, kidney, spleen) from camelid abortion cases. All samples shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

Tests run Tuesday and Friday.

$30

Equine Rhinitis B qPCR

Cell culture supernatant, urine, lung tissue, nasal swab or oropharyngeal swab in a leakproof and sterile tube with viral transport medium (or in sterile, sealed vials with several drops of saline to prevent desiccation) from equine. Transtracheal wash from an equine. Fresh placenta and fetal tissue (pancreas, kidney, spleen) from camelid abortion cases. All samples shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

Tests run Tuesday and Friday.

$30

Equine Viral Arteritis Virus Neutralization (VN)

1 ml of serum from an equine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

4 -8 days

Tests run Tuesday and Friday for samples received the day prior.

$12

Estradiol

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. Separate serum from clot and ship overnight with ice packs.

1 day

$30

Fecal Centrifugation Sucrose

2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Fecal Culture (Aerobic & Salmonella)

Feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

2-5 days (serotyping additional 5-10 days)

$20

Fecal Examination — Direct Smear

2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Fecal Examination — Zinc Sulfate

2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Fecal Occult Blood

2 gm of feces in a sealed leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Fecal Sedimentation

2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$8

Fibrinogen

1 ml of blood from a canine or feline in a blue top tube (Sodium citrate); shipped chilled overnight. 1 ml of blood in a purple top tube (EDTA ) from all other species; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$15

Fungal Culture

Swabs, fresh tissue, or skin scrapings in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Not for environmental samples.

7-28 days

$15

Fungal Identification

Plate or dermatophyte media; shipped chilled overnight. Not for environmental samples.

7-28 days

$10

Giardia Fecal Direct Fluorescent Antigen Test (DFA)

2 gm of fresh feces from all animals in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$20

Gram Stain

Tissues, aspirates, exudates in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Impression smears on slide within a slide folder.

1 day

$5

Influenza A qPCR Matrix (Mammalian)

Respiratory or nasal swabs in 3 ml of viral transport medium (VTM) or fresh lung; shipped chilled overnight. Samples accepted from feline, equine, porcine, canine and pinnipeds. Do not pool swabs. Swabs must be received within 4 working days of collection. Use synthetic swabs with a plastic handle. Avoid cotton or calcium alginate swabs or swabs with wooden handles.

1-3 days

Tests run Tuesday and Friday.

$30

Insulin

1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$25

Large/Complex Dissection

Fresh or fixed large tissues or viscera, double bagged inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight if fresh tissues.

1-2 days

$30

Leptospira spp. qPCR

Urine: minimum of 5 mL for small animals or 10 mL for large animals in leakproof and sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Tissue: kidney, liver, placenta in leakproof and sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Whole blood in EDTA (purple top) tube; shipped chilled overnight. Animal species: multiple species

2-4 days

Tests run on Tuesday and Friday.

$30

Leptospirosis IHC

Kidney in formalin in a leakproof container.

10 days

$25

Leptospirosis Microscopic Agglutination Test 5 (Tests for 5 serovars: L. Pomona; L. ictero; L. canicola; L. grippo and L. hardjo)

1 ml of serum in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top); shipped chilled overnight.

3-5 days

Tests run on Wednesday. Samples received prior to 10:30 AM on Wednesday will be tested same day.

$15

Lyme Disease IFA

1 ml of serum from a canine or equine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$20

McMaster’s Egg Count

1 gm minimum of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-2 days

$10

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus confirmation (mecA qPCR)

Pure Staphylococcus aureus and/or Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

Tests run Monday and Thursday.

$30

Mycobacterium Culture

Tissue or aspirate, body fluids, or feces in a sterile leakproof container or sealed bag; shipped chilled overnight.Specimens must be submitted as soon as possible, or at most within 24 hours of collection.

56 days

If positive for Mycobacterium growth, sent to FL-DOH or NVSL for identification.

$20

Mycoplasma Culture — Other Animal

Fresh tissue in a sterile leakproof container or swabs in Mycoplasma transport medium; shipped chilled overnight and received within 24 hours of collection.

7-10 days

$15

Necropsy Exam — Forensics, Research, and Insurance

Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen) double bagged inside a leakproof container or cooler; shipped chilled overnight.

20 days depending on ancillary testing

$250 per animal plus cremation fee

Necropsy Exam — Other Animal

Fresh carcass of an equine, canine, feline, rodent, or reptile (preferred not frozen) double bagged inside a leakproof cooler; shipped chilled overnight.

20 days depending on ancillary testing

$150 per animal plus cremation fee

Necropsy in a Bottle (Microscopic Examination)

Fixed tissues from a necropsy not performed at the BADDL shipped in a leakproof container.

10 days

$75 per animal

Parasite Identification

Larvae or other parasite in 70% alcohol in a sealed leakproof container.

5-10 days

$15

Phenobarbital

1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$30

Potomac Horse Fever IFA

1 ml of serum from an equine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$15

Progesterone

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a non-additive clot tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples. Usually within the next 4 hours to avoid loss of progesterone.

1 day

$20

Rabies (Non-Exposure)

Head or carcass (not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Requires the examination of a complete cross-section of the brain stem and cerebellum (including vermis, right & left lobes). If the cerebellum is not available, a diagnosis can be made by the examination of the brain stem and hippocampi (right and left).

1-3 days

$40

Reticulocyte Count

2 ml of blood in a purple top tube (EDTA); shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$8

Salmonella Culture — Serogrouping

Chick box papers, drag swabs, boot swabs, chick meconium, and fluff, feces, tissues, or body fluids in a sterile, leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-2 days

$5

Salmonella Culture (Grouping and/or Serotyping on Request)

Chick box papers, drag swabs, boot swabs, chick meconium, and fluff, feces, tissues, or body fluids in a sterile, leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

2-5 days (serotyping additional 5-10 days)

$15

Slide/Block Preparation

Fixed tissue submitted in formalin in a leakproof container. Duplicate slides can be made for send-out.

3-4 days

$15 each

Spinal Cord Removal

Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight.

20-25 days

$50 per animal

Testosterone

1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$20

Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP1 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg)

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$30 (includes TSH + 1 choice in panel)

Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP2 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg)

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$35 (includes TSH + 2 choices in panel)

Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP3 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg)

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$45 (includes TSH + 3 choices in panel)

Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP4 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg)

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$55 (includes TSH + 4 choices in panel)

Thyroid Panels — TSH+TP4 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg)

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$55 (includes TSH + 4 choices in panel)

Thyroxin (T4)/Cholesterol

2 ml of serum from a canine, feline, or equine in a red top tube; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$22

Urine Analysis (Cytology & Fluid Chemistry Analysis)

10-15 ml urine in a sealed leakproof tube; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$35

Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) Virus Neutralization (Indiana Strain)

1 ml of serum from a bovine, equine, porcine, caprine or ovine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

4-7 days

Tests run Monday, Wednesday and Friday for samples received the day prior. Suspect samples forwarded to NVSL for additional analysis and confirmation. * Unless specified on the submission form, samples submitted will have both Indiana and New Jersey strains VN performed.

$12 per strain

Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) Virus Neutralization (New Jersey strain)

1 ml of serum from a bovine, equine, porcine, caprine or ovine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

4-7 days

Tests run Monday, Wednesday and Friday for samples received the day prior. Suspect samples forwarded to NVSL for additional analysis and confirmation. * Unless specified on the submission form, samples submitted will have both Indiana and New Jersey strains VN performed.

$12 per strain

Virus Isolation

Fresh tissues, swabs, scrapings, body fluids, secretions, urine, blood or whole blood from a non-primate animal submitted in a sterile container.

14-28 days

If required, the suspected cell cultures will be sent to an outside lab for ID confirmation.

$30

Virus Isolation — Enhanced — Other Animals

Fresh tissues, swabs, scrapings, body fluids, secretions, urine, blood or whole blood from a non-primate animal submitted in a sterile container.

14-28 days

If required, the suspected cell cultures will be sent to an outside lab for ID confirmation.

$60

West Nile Virus (WNV) IgM cELISA

1 ml of serum from an equine in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top); shipped chilled overnight.

3-5 days

Tests run on Monday and Wednesday for samples received prior to 12:00 PM.

$8

West Nile Virus qPCR

Mammal: Fresh or frozen brain (preferable brainstem or medulla), spinal cord, or cerebral spinal fluid; shipped chilled overnight. Avian: Fresh or frozen brain, liver, heart, kidney, spleen, or bone marrow, oropharyngeal or cloacal swab, or whole blood; shipped chilled overnight. Mosquitoes - whole body in pools up to 25. Mosquito species: Culex nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus. Dry mosquito samples must be shipped with dry ice for overnight delivery. Ice packs can be used if samples are shipped within 24 hours of collection for overnight delivery. Mosquito samples in RNAlater can be shipped with ice packs or at room temperature.

1-3 days

Tests run Monday and Thursday.

$30

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