Clinical details including travel history, symptoms and date of symptom onset must be provided for testing to be performed.
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Area |
Health Science |
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Lab name |
Clinical Virology Laboratory |
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Lab location |
Wallaceville Science Centre, Upper Hutt |
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Test name |
Barmah forest virus IgM and IgG |
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Organisms |
Barmah forest virus (Family: Togaviridae, Genus: Alphavirus) |
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Requested for surveillance |
yes |
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Notice required |
yes |
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Pre-transport requirements |
5 ± 3°C for less than 24 hours |
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Specimen requirements |
Serum (~1 mL) |
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Transport requirements |
Ambient temperature within 24 hours |
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How results reported |
Barmah Forest Virus IgM and/or IgM antibodies detected or not detected |
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Referral link |