Travel dates, locations and clinical presentation must be provided to enable appropriate testing. Both Leptospira and Zika testing will not be performed without relevant details. For further guidance please refer to Public Health England's Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL) Specimen referral guidelines and service user manual.
Referred to Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, Public Health England, Porton, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JGPlease discuss with the Consultant Virologist before requesting if further clinical guidance is required.
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Pathogens Pathogens relevant to the area of travel, travel dates and other clinical details will be tested. Please ensure that clinical details are provided to ensure appropriate testing. |
Tests and samples (Smaller tubes are available for paediatric samples) |
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Dengue, West Nile, Japanese encephalitis, TBE, Yellow fever. |
Flavivirus, IgG/IgM ELISA and PCR  Clotted blood (gold cap, 5 mL tube) |
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Chikungunya |
Alphavirus IgG/IgM ELISA and PCR Clotted blood (gold cap, 5 mL tube) |
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Rift Valley fever, Sandfly fever |
Phlebovirus PCR Clotted blood (gold cap, 5 mL tube), orCSF
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Lassa virus |
Arenavirus PCR Clotted blood (gold cap, 5 mL tube), orUrine in white-topped Universal container.
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Ebola, Marberg. |
Filovirus PCR Clotted blood (gold cap, 5 mL tube), or |
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C.burnetii, O.tsutsugamushi, epidemic typhus, spotted fever. |
Rickettsia IgG/IgM IF and PCR Clotted blood (gold cap, 5 mL tube) |
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Leptospira |
Leptospira IgM ELISA /PCR Clotted blood (gold cap, 5 mL tube) |
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Zika virus. Zika testing for asymptomatic pregnant women and travellers is not available. |
Zika IgG / IgM ELISA and PCR. Clotted blood (gold cap, 5 mL tube), orUrine in white-topped Universal container.
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Enquiries |
Microbiology (Virology and Serology), ext. 64627 |