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Alerts

  • Updates on testing cattle and cats for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
  • Due to a reagent shortage, total bilirubin will be temporarily unavailable on the small animal, large animal, and donkey chemistry panels (SAP, LAP, DNKYP).
  • Blood lead testing is temporarily suspended due to a supply issue.

EEEV Testing/Sample Validation

Virology Laboratory

The Virology Laboratory at AHDC is working with USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, IA to complete validation of whole blood EDTA as a specimen type for EEEV detection by RT-PCR. Please include whole blood EDTA when submitting antemortem samples (e.g. CSF and serum) for EEEV diagnosis. An RT-PCR test will be performed on the whole blood EDTA sample at no cost to the client.