Area |
Health Science |
Lab name |
Clinical Virology Laboratory |
Lab location |
Wallaceville Science Centre, Upper Hutt |
Test name |
Zika virus real-time RT-PCR |
Organisms |
Zika virus (Family: Flaviviridae; Genus: Flavivirus) |
Requested for surveillance |
yes |
Notice required |
yes |
Specimen requirements |
Serum (~1 mL) collected within 7 days of illness onset Urine (~50 mL) collected within 15 days of illness onset |
Pre-transport requirements |
5 ± 3°C for less than 24 hours |
Transport requirements |
5 ± 3°C for less than 24 hours |
How results reported |
Zika virus detected or not detected |
Turnaround time |
10 working days |
Referral link |