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Alerts

  • ALERT: Reagents for the ACTH assay are on backorder by the manufacturer. We anticipate our current supply to last until 8/21, after which ACTH testing will pause. Subsequent samples will be frozen until we can resume. The manufacturer's expected end date for the backorder is 10/8. We are actively pursuing possible solutions and will keep you informed.

Feline Influenza Virus

(CT) Feline Influenza virus was confirmed by PCR testing (3/29/18) on a nasal swab from a cat sick with signs of respiratory illness and fever, and radiographic evidence of pneumonia. Additional efforts are being made to sequence the virus. The submission form indicated that the owner of the cat had been ill with a respiratory illness and fever the previous week.

5/25/18 Update: Sequencing has typed the influenza virus in this cat as a seasonal human influenza H1N1 virus.