West Nile Virus PCR (Blood)

Testing Laboratory

Department

Refer to Testing Lab link

Delphic Registration Code (Alpha Code)

MOSQ

Test Code (Numeric Code)

8605

Synonyms

Arbovirus Screen, Arbovirus Serology, Chikugunya Virus PCR, Dengue Virus PCR, Japanese Encephalitis PCR, West Nile Virus PCR, Yellow Fever Virus PCR, ZIka Virus PCR

Specimen Type

• Serum
• Whole Blood

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• EDTA (Lavender Cap)
• SST II (Gold Cap)

Acceptable

• EDTA (Lavender Cap)
• Plain (Red Top)

Collection instructions:
A dedicated specimens are required for this assay
Clinical details including travel history, symptoms and date of symptom onset must be provided for testing to be performed.

Laboratory instruction:

ADDITIONAL INFO:
Send it to LabPlus first. LabPlus will send automatically to PHF (ESR) when its needed.

EDTA Whole Blood AND Spun SST.
Store and transport at 4'C

Test code for PHF (ESR): NILE
Test performed by ESR Wallaceville, Upper Hutt,NZ

Waitakere:
Please dispatch specimen and send to NSH in the next courier

NSH:
1. Please get a PHF (ESR) Wallaceville biobottle from Microbiology triage bench.
2. Place the sample with dispatch sheet in the ESR Wallaceville biobottle.
3. Place the address cards correctly and place the NZ courier tracking label on top of the biobottle paper box.
4. Send the correctly labelled biobottle to Inward goods to be picked up by NZ couriers.
5. ESR returns specimen confirmation sheets by email.

Contact Information