Reptiles: Herpesviruses – PCR

tortoise: swab without medium (tongue + pharynx), tissue (liver, intestine, possibly brain)
turtle: swab without medium (pharynx + cloaca), tissue (liver)
sea turtle: alterated tissue
lizard: swab without medium (lesions, pharynx), tissue (liver)

PCR

2 - 4 days

In case of a positive result, differentiation of the virus strain may be of clinical relevance because of different tendencies to spread in the population and for the prognosis of an infection. Differentiation is possible on request.