Arbovirus Serology

Alphabetical Test listing

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 name:

Arbovirus Serology

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

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)

Limitations:

Hemolysis

Specimen type:

Serum, acute phase or paired

Collection container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

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 specimen type:

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Alternate collection container:

Sterile vial/container

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:

10/28/2026

Review date:

10/28/2026