Zika virus-994

Test info

  
Zika virus
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  

MDH is performing the following EUA assays: Trioplex RT-PCR (Zika, dengue, Chikungunya viruses)

Urine specimens, if submitted with a paired serum, will be tested by RT-PCR for Zika RNA only.

Specimen

  
Serum
  
1.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  

Submit specimen along with the a completed MDH submission form.

  • For test requested, check the "other" box at the bottom of the form, and indicate Zika virus.
  • In the submitting laboratory comment section include the following; date of onset of symptoms and pertinent travel history (3 months prior to the day of symptom onset) are required. The travel history should include dates and countries traveled to.

 

 

  

Serum Separator (SST) tube

  
1.0 mL CSF (only with paired serum)
5.0 mL urine (only with paired serum)
1.0 mL Serum - cord blood
  

Refrigerated

Performance

  
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH): R-NX
  
7 days
  

Trioplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) - Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya viruses

 

Clinical and Interpretive info

Billing

Tracking

  
01/20/2016
  
12/23/2019