LABOKLIN Service ID: 9154
| Material | EDTA blood or serum or tissue
ruminants: faeces may also be used
horses: CSF preferred; EDTA blood only in case of fever |
| Method | realtime PCR |
| Species list | cattle, sheep, goat, horse, camelids, other |
| Duration | 1–3 working days |
| Remark | The SHAV-EU1 and SHAV-EU2 variants are detected; differentiation between them is not possible.
At Laboklin, we have successfully detected the pathogen by PCR in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a horse.
In cattle, EDTA blood (or serum) is considered as a suitable sample. However, we have not yet been able to detect the pathogen in horses using this method. Current evidence suggests that the viraemic phase in horses is brief, thus limiting the window for detecting the pathogen in blood. A negative PCR result from EDTA blood therefore does not rule out infection. |
