dog and cat assay data sheet

Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)

Test code: B0058 - Ultrasensitive qualitative detection of Francisella tularensis by real time polymerase chain reaction.

B0058 is included on P0025 - tickborne disease panel

Utilities:

• Confirm the disease causing agent
• Shorten the time required to confirm a clinical diagnosis of Tularemia infection
• Ensure that dog populations are free of Tularemia
• Early prevention of the spread of Tularemia
• Minimize human exposure to Tularemia
• Safety monitoring of biological products and vaccines that derive from susceptible animals

Specimen requirement: 0.5 ml whole blood in EDTA (purple top) or ACD (yellow top) tube.

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 real time PCR

Normal range: Nondetected