West Nile Virus - PCR

LABOKLIN Service ID: 8296

Material

birds: swab without medium (oropharynx, cloaca), EDTA blood, serum, tissue (e.g. brain, heart, kidney)
horse: CSF, EDTA blood, serum, tissue (e.g. brain, spleen, tonsils)

Method

realtime PCR

Duration

1–3 working days

Remark

Detection of the pathogen is complicated by the very short viraemic phase (approx. 1–3 days). Furthermore, this phase occurs before the onset of the first clinical signs.