Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV)

Test code: S0084 - Qualitative detection of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.

Utilities:

• Confirm the disease causing agent
• Environmental monitoring
• Ensure that bird populations are free of IBDV
• Early prevention of spread of the virus among bird populations
• Minimize human exposure to the virus
• Safety monitoring of biological products and vaccines that derive from birds

Specimen requirements: 0.5 ml feces or cloacal swab, shipped overnight at room temperature.

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 PCR

Normal range: Nondetected