Distemper Virus - Antibodies

LABOKLIN Service ID: 144

Material

serum or EDTA plasma or heparin plasma 0.5 ml

Method

IFAT

Species list

dog, ferret, big cats

Duration

1 - 2 days

Remark

Detection can be done in CSF, serum or plasma. Vaccine and infection titres in serum can only be differentiated by testing serum pairs, while in CSF, only infection titres are present and therefore individual samples are diagnostically conclusive (no blood in the sample!).