Viral PCR

Specimen:

tracheal swabs

Shipping Container:

15 ml screw cap vial (5 swabs/vial)

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) lung, intestine or other tissue homogenate
2) feces
3) fecal or rectal swabs
4) nasal swabs

Shipping Container:

1) leakproof 1.5 ml microfuge tube
2) whirl pac or plastic bag
3,4) synthetic swabs

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) lung
2) virus isolate
3) nasal or tracheal swabs

Shipping Container:

1) whirl pac or plastic bag
2) leakproof 1.5 ml microfuge tube
3) synthetic swabs

Coolant:

frozen gel packs, if not frozen previously. If already frozen, send on dry ice

Specimen:

1) feces
2) intestine
3) feedback material
4) environmental swabs
5) virus isolate

Shipping Container:

1,2,3) whirl-pac or leakpoof container
4) swab
5) 1.5 ml microfuge tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Fee:  149.00

Specimen: 

1) PCR positive sample

2) Virus isolate   

Shipping Container:

2) 1.5 ml microfuge tube   

Coolant:

Frozen gel packs   

Days Tested:

M,W,F

Turnaround Time:

2-4 weeks

Specimen:

1) serum (at least 0.5 ml)
2) tissue

Shipping Container:

1) leakproof 1.5 ml microfuge tube
2) whirl pac or plastic bag

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) serum
2) tissue
3) buffy coat

Shipping Container:

1) leakproof 1.5 ml microfuge tube
2) whirl pac or plastic bag
3) 3-5 ml purple top whole blood tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1cm x 1cm ear tissue
(1/2 inch notching pliers)

Shipping Container:

6 or 10 ml red top tube (no additive or gel)

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) serum (at least 300 uL)
2) virus isolate (at least 300 uL)
3) tissue (1 cm3 or biopsy)

Shipping Container:

1,2) 1.5 ml microfuge tube
3) whirl-pac or plastic bag

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) serum (at least 0.5 ml)
2) tissue
3) feces

Shipping Container:

1) leakproof 1.5 ml microfuge tube
2,3) whirl-pac or plastic bag

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) semen (at least 0.5 ml)
2) serum (at least 0.5 ml)
3) tissue
4) blood swabs
5) feces
6) oral fluids/saliva (at least 2 ml)

Shipping Container:

1,4) leakproof 1.5 ml microfuge tube
2) red top tube
3,5) whirl-pac or plastic bag
6) sterile tube or whirl pac
 

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) serum (at least 300 uL)
2) virus isolate (at least 300 uL)
3) tissue (1 cm3 or biopsy)
4) oral fluids/saliva (at least 2 ml)

Shipping Container:

1,2) 1.5 ml microfuge tube
3) whirl-pac or plastic bag
4) sterile tube or whirl pac

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) tissue
2) virus isolate

Shipping Container:

1) whirl-pac or plastic bag
2) leakproof 1.5 ml microfuge tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

brain tissue

Shipping Container:

Coolant:

Specimen:

tracheal swabs

Shipping Container:

synthetic swabs

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

tracheal swabs

Shipping Container:

synthetic swabs

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) tissue
2) virus isolate

3) oral fluids

Shipping Container:

1) whirl-pac or plastic bag
2,3) leakproof 1.5 ml microfuge tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M,Th

Specimen:

1) tissue

2) virus isolate

3) oral fluids

Shipping Container:

1) whirl-pac or plastic bag

2,3) leakproof 1.5 ml microfuge tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

as needed

Turnaround Time:

2-4 weeks

Specimen:

1) swabs (nasal, conjunctival, vaginal or preputial)
2) lung or other tissue
3) virus isolate
4) tracheal wash or lavage

Shipping Container:

1) synthetic swabs
2) whirl-pac or plastic bag
3) leakproof 1.5 ml microfuge tube
4) sterile tube
 

Coolant:

1,2,4) frozen gel packs
3) dry ice

Specimen:

1) nasal or pharyngeal swabs
2) lung (2-3 cm3 or biopsy)
3) oral fluids/saliva (at least 2 ml)

Shipping Container:

1) synthetic swabs
2,3) whirl-pac or plastic bag

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Comments:
1) For mammals
2) Shipping instruction: send next day delivery.
3) Do not pool group/pen samples.

Specimen:

swabs

Shipping Container:

synthetic swabs

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) nasal or pharyngeal swabs
2) virus isolate (at least 0.5 ml)
3) lung (2-3 cm3 or biopsy)
4) oral fluids/saliva (at least 2 ml)
 

Shipping Container:

1) synthetic swabs
2) leakproof 1.5 ml microfuge tube
3) whirl-pac or plastic bag

Coolant:

1,3) frozen gel packs
2) dry ice

Specimen:

swabs

Shipping Container:

synthetic swabs

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) matrix influenza PCR positive sample
2) virus isolate
 

Shipping Container:

1) sterile tube
2) 1.5 ml microfuge tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) nasal swabs
2) viral isolate (at least 0.5 ml)
3) lung (2-3 cm3 or biopsy)
4) oral fluids/saliva (at least 2 ml)

Shipping Container:

1) synthetic swabs
2) leakproof 1.5 ml microfuge tube
3,4) whirl-pac or plastic bag

Coolant:

1,3,4) frozen gel packs
2) dry ice

Specimen:

1) tissue
2) culture media
 

Shipping Container:

sterile container

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) nasal turbinates
2) nasal swabs
3) buffy coat

Shipping Container:

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) fetal thoracic fluid
2) tissue

Shipping Container:

1) leakproof container
2) whirl-pac or plastic bag

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) semen (at least 1 ml)
2) serum (at least 0.5 ml)
3) tissue (1 cm3 or biopsy)
4) blood swabs
5) nasal swabs
6) oral fluids/saliva (at least 2 ml)

Shipping Container:

1,2,4) leakproof, 1.5 ml microfuge tube
3) whirl-pac or plastic bag
5) synthetic swabs
6) sterile tube or whirl pac

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Turnaround Time:

same day (boar stud monitoring)
or next bus. day (regular request)

Holiday schedule for boar stud monitoring

Specimen:

1) semen (at least 1 ml)
2) serum (at least 0.5 ml)
3) tissue (1 cm3 or biopsy)
4) blood swabs
5) nasal swabs
6) oral fluids/saliva (at least 2 ml)

Shipping Container:

1,2,4) leakproof, 1.5 ml microfuge tube
3) whirl-pac or plastic bag
5) synthetic swabs
6) sterile tube or whirl pac
 

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) semen (at least 1 ml)
2) serum (at least 0.5 ml)
3) tissue (1 cm3 or biopsy)

Shipping Container:

1,2) 1.5 ml microfuge tube
3) whirl-pac or plastic bag

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) serum (at least 300 uL)
2) virus isolate (at least 300 uL)
3) tissue (1 cm3 or biopsy)
4) extracted RNA
5) oral fluids/saliva (at least 2 ml)

Shipping Container:

1,2) 1.5 ml microfuge tube
3) whirl-pac or plastic bag
4) sterile tube
5) sterile tube or whirl pac

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) semen (at least 1 ml)
2) serum (at least 0.5 ml)
3) tissue
4) blood swabs

Shipping Container:

1,2,4) leakproof, 1.5 ml microfuge tube
3) whirl-pac or plastic bag

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) feces
2) intestine
3) feedback material
4) environmental swabs
5) virus isolate

Shipping Container:

1,2,3) whirl-pac or leakpoof container
4) swab
5) 1.5 ml microfuge tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) PCR positive sample
2) virus isolate

Shipping Container:

2) 1.5 ml microfuge tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) PCR positive sample

2) Virus isolate

Shipping Container:

2) 1.5 ml microfuge tube

Coolant:

Frozen gel packs

 Days Tested:

M,W,F

Turnaround Time:

2-4 weeks

Specimen:

1) PCR positive sample

2) Virus isolate

Shipping Container:

2) 1.5 ml microfuge tube

Coolant:

Frozen gel packs

 Days Tested:

M,W,F

Turnaround Time:

2-4 weeks

Specimen:

1) tissue
2) culture media
 

Shipping Container:

sterile container

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1. Feces
2. Fecal swabs
3. Fresh small intestine
4. Fresh liver tissue

Shipping Container:

1. Whirl pac or plastic bag
2. Synthetic swabs
3. Leak proof container
4. Leak proof container

Coolant:

Frozen gel packs,

dry ice if already frozen

Days Tested:

T

Turnaround Time:

1-2 weeks

Specimen:

1) feces
2) fecal swab
3) fresh small intestine
 

Shipping Container:

1,3) whirl-pac or leakpoof container
2)swab

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Specimen:

1) feces

2) fecal Swab

3) fresh small intestine

4) viral isolate

Shipping Container:

1,3) whirl-pac or leakproof container

2) swab

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

as needed

Turnaround Time:

2-4 weeks

Specimen:

1) feces

2) fecal swab

3) fresh small intestine

4) viral isolate

Shipping Container:

1,3) whirl-pac or leakproof container

2) swab

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

as needed

Turnaround Time:

2-4 weeks

Specimen:

1) tissue
2) culture media
 

Shipping Container:

sterile container

Coolant:

frozen gel packs