Yellow Fever serology

Alphabetical Test listing

Yellow Fever serology-994

Contact Infectious Disease Epidemiology Prevention and Control at (651) 201-5414 or (877) 676-5414 before requesting this test.

Test name:

Yellow Fever serology

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Arbovirus serology
Yellow fever virus

Limitations:

Hemolysis

Specimen type:

Serum, acute phase or paired

Collection container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Volume:

1.0 mL

Minimum volume:

0.5 mL

Collection instructions:

Immediatley following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

Processing instructions:

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

Transport container:

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

Alternate collection container:

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Required forms/information:

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

Transport and stability:

Refrigerated - 120 days

Ambient - NO

Frozen - 1 year

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x 3

Performing lab:

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

Days set up:

Varies

TAT:

4 weeks

Method:

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

Reference ranges:

See report

Date created:

05/03/2021

Revised date:

07/11/2025

Review date:

07/11/2025