Foot and mouth disease virus

Test code: S0156 - Ultrasensitive detection of foot and mouth disease virus by reverse transcription coupled real time PCR

Utilities:             

• Help confirm the disease causing agent
• Identify foot and mouth disease carriers
• Screen research materials for the presence of foot and mouth disease
• Help ensure that animal groups are free of foot and mouth disease
• Early prevention of spread of the virus among animals
• Minimize human exposure to the virus
• Safety monitoring of biological products that derive from susceptible animals

Specimen requirements: 0.5 ml cell culture, or swab, or tissue.

For specimen types other than those listed here, please call to confirm specimen acceptability and shipping instructions.

For all specimen types, if there will be a delay in shipping, or during very warm weather, refrigerate specimens until shipped and ship with a cold pack unless more stringent shipping requirements are specified. Frozen specimens should be shipped so as to remain frozen in transit. See shipping instructions for more information.

Turnaround time: 2 business days

Methodology: Qualitative reverse transcription coupled real time PCR

Normal range: Nondetected