Arbovirus Serology-994

Contact MDH at 651-201-5414, or toll-free at 1-877-676-5414, to report suspect cases and get approval prior to specimen submission.

Test info

  
Arbovirus Serology
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  
Arbovirus, Arbo serology, Arbovirus immunoglobulin M (IgM)
Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV)
Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV)
La Crosse virus (LACV)
Powassan virus (POWV)
St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV)
West Nile virus (WNV)
Yellow fever virus (YFV)
Zika virus (ZIKV)
  

Hemolysis

Specimen

  
Serum, acute phase or paired
  

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

or

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

  
1.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  

Immediatley following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

  
  1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
  2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  3. Transfer serum to a False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL), labelled as serum
  

False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL)

  
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
  

Sterile vial/container

  

Minnesota Department of Health IDL Submission Form (state.mn.us)

  

Refrigerated - 120 days 

Ambient - NO

Frozen - 1 year

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x 3

Performance

  
Center for Disease Control and Prevention/CDC (CDC-10280) via MN Dept of Health/MDH: R-NX
  
Varies
  
4 weeks
  

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) immunoglobulin (Ig) M, Microsphere immunoassay (MIA) IgM

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

See report

Billing

Tracking

  
05/03/2021
  
10/28/2026
  
10/28/2026