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Adenoviruses

African green monkey endogenous virus

Aspergillus

B virus

Babesia

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Baylisascaris procyonis

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Campylobacter

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Chlamydophila trachomatis

Clostridium

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Cronobacter sakazakii

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Cynomolgus polyomavirus

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E. coli O157:H7

E. coli panel

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Gibbon ape leukemia

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Herpes tamarinus

Herpesvirus ateles

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Herpesvirus saimiri

Human adenoviruses

Human herpesviruses types 6, 7 & 8

Human immunodeficiency virus types 1 & 2

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Human Varicella-Zoster

Influenza type A

Klebsiella

Lawsonia intracellularis

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Mycoplasma

Neisseria gonorhoeae

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Reovirus screen

Rhesus rhadinovirus

Rotavirus

Salmonella

Shigella and enteroinvasive E. coli

Simian agent 6 (SA6)

Simian agent 8 (SA8)

Simian foamy virus (SFV)

Simian hemorrhagic fever (SHFV)

Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)

Simian parainfluenza virus

Simian retrovirus (SRV)

Simian sarcoma virus

Simian T-cell leukemia (STLV) types 1 & 2

Simian T-cell leukemia (STLV) type 3

Simian Varicella-Zoster

Squirrel monkey retrovirus

Streptococcus pneumoniae

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SV40

SV5

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Toxoplasma gondii

Treponema

Trichomonas/
Tritrichomonas

Trypanosoma cruzi

Tuberculosis

Ureaplasma

Valley fever

West Nile virus (WNV)

Yaws

Yellow fever

Yersinia pestis

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

Zika virus

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Genetic tests for...

A/B/AB blood type in macaques

Cynomolgus genotyping

Fetal sexing

Mamu-6 in macaques

Mamu-7 in macaques

CYP2C76 c.449TG>A
in macaques

Mu opioid receptor
in macaques

smCCR5Δ24
in sooty mangabeys

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STLV 1 and 2 PCR test
primate assay data sheet

Simian T-cell lymphotropic/leukemia virus (STLV) types 1 and 2 by PCR

Test codes:
S0014 - Qualitative detection of STLV type 1 by polymerase chain reaction
S0015 - Qualitative detection of STLV type 2 by polymerase chain reaction
P0005 - Qualitative screen for primate T-cell leukemia/lymphotropic viruses (STLV and HTLV) by real time polymerase chain reaction

The human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) is divided into two serologically and genetically distinct types (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2). Both types have a simian relative: HTLV-1 is related to simian T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (STLV-1) and HTLV-2 is related to STLV-2. STLV-1 infects a wide range of wild nonhuman primates (NHPs). Natural infection with STLV-1 can be found among macaques, guenons, mangabeys, baboons, and apes in Asia and Africa. However, STLV-2 has only been identified in captive bonobos (Pan paniscus). The natural occurrence of STLV-2 is still unknown. HTLVs and STLVs are collectively called primate T-cell leukemia virus (PTLV).

For reasons of occupational safety and animal health, as well as to improve the quality of nonhuman primates (NHPs) used in biomedical research, the establishment and maintenance of specific retrovirus-free breeding colonies of NHPs such as macaques are now high priorities. Viruses which have a widespread occurrence and a strong potential for cross-species transmission such as STLV top the priority list. Although virus isolation can be used to diagnose STLV virus infection, it requires a long period of time to obtain results. Furthermore, viral culture is neither sensitive nor specific, and increases the potential risk of laboratory workers contacting this virus. Serological detection of STLV infection is also not very reliable, sensitive or specific. False negative and false positive results occur frequently. A recent study has shown that experimental infection of macaques with STLV-I can be serologically silent for more than 43 months.

STLV detection by PCR is the most rapid, sensitive and specific method for the diagnosis of this infection. The method can also differentiate the virus from other closely related polyomaviruses.

Utilities:

  • Help confirm the disease causing agent
  • Help ensure that animal colonies are free of STLV
  • Early prevention of spread of this virus among a colony
  • Minimize personnel exposure to this virus
  • Safety monitoring of biological products and vaccines that derive from primates

Specimen requirement: 0.2 ml whole blood in EDTA (purple top) tube.

Contact Zoologix if advice is needed to determine an appropriate specimen type for a specific diagnostic application. For specimen types not listed here, please contact Zoologix 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

Methodologies:
S0014
and S0015 - Qualitative PCR
P0005 - Qualitative real time PCR

Normal range: Nondetected

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