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Kansas State University

Virology

 

Click on any species below for specific disease information.

Bovine | Canine | Equine | Feline |Ovine/Caprine | Porcine

 

Bovine Diseases

Suspected Disease

Suggested Samples

Available Tests

Comments/Additional tests available

IBR (abortion)

Fetal tissue, Placenta, Semen, Serum

VI (Antigen detection)

SN (Antibody titer)


Send paired serum samples for antibody titers

IBR (respiratory)

Nasal/Ocular swab, TTW

BVD (abortion)

Whole blood, Serum, Tissue (spleen, lung, liver)

VI, PCR
(Antigen detection)

SN (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers

BVD (respiratory)

Whole blood, Serum

BVD screen
(Persistent infection)

Serum

PCR
 

 

PI3

Respiratory swab or fluid, Fresh lung, Serum

VI (Antigen detection)

SN (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers

BRSV

Nasal/Ocular swab, TTW, Bronchial lavage, Fresh lung

ELISA (Antigen)

SN (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers

VSV

Vesicle, Vesicle swab or fluid, Serum

VI (Antigen detection)

SN (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers. (Indiana and New Jersey strains available for testing)

Rotavirus

Feces or Fecal swab

EM, Antigen capture ELISA

 

Coronavirus

Feces or Fecal swab

EM, Antigen capture ELISA

 

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Canine

Suspected Disease

Suggested Samples

Available Tests

Comments/Additional tests available

CDV

Conjunctival swab, Respiratory swab, CSF, Serum

PCR (Antigen detection)

SN (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.*

CPV

Feces, Serum

EM, ELISA (Antigen detection)

HI (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.*

CCV

Feces, Serum

EM (Antigen detection)

SN (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.

CHV

Oropharyngeal swab, Vesicle swab, Serum

VI (Antigen detection)

SN (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.

ICH (CAV-1)

Oropharyngeal swab, Serum

VI (Antigen detection)

SN (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.*

*If checking vaccination status, only one sample is necessary.

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Equine

Suspected Disease

Suggested Samples

Available Tests

Comments/Additional tests available

EHV Type 1 (CNS)

CSF, Serum

VI (Antigen detection) 

SN (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.

EHV Type 1 (respiratory)

Nasal/Ocular swab, TTW

EVA

Semen, Nasal swab, TTW, Serum

VI (Antigen detection)

SN (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.

Rotavirus

Feces

EM (Antigen detection)

 

Coronavirus

Feces

EM (Antigen detection)

 

Influenza

Respiratory swab or fluid, Fresh lung, Serum

ELISA (Antigen detection)

HI (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.

Type I and II available for testing.

West Nile Virus

Serum or CSF

IgM Capture ELISA
(Antibody detection)

Standardized for equine samples only.

Vaccination does NOT interfere with detection.

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Feline

Suspected Disease

Suggested Samples

Available Tests

Comments/Additional tests available

FHV

Oronasal or vesicle swab, Fresh lung, Serum

VI (Antigen detection)

SN (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.

FCV

Oropharyngeal or vesicle swab, Fresh lung, Serum

VI (Antigen detection)

SN (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.

FPV

Feces, Serum

EM, ELISA (Antigen detection)

HI (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.

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Ovine/Caprine
 

Suspected Disease

Suggested Samples

Available Tests

Comments/Additional tests available

Rotavirus

Feces

EM (Antigen detection)

 

Coronavirus

Feces

EM (Antigen detection)

 

Poxvirus

Scab or vesicle fluid

EM (Antigen detection)

 

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Porcine

Suspected Disease

Suggested Samples

Available Tests

Comments/Additional tests available

PRV

Serum

SN (Antibody titer)

ELISA (antibody Detection)

Titer of <1:4 reported as negative.

TGE

Feces, Serum

EM (Antigen detection)

SN (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.

PPV

Fresh fetal lung, Fetal fluid, Serum

HI (Antigen detection)

SN (Antibody titer)

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.

Enterovirus

Feces, Fresh fetal tissues

EM, VI (Antigen detection)

 

Influenza

Respiratory swab or fluid, Fresh lung tissue, Serum

ELISA, PCR, VI (Antigen detection)

HI (Antibody titer)

Subtypes H1N1/H3N2 detected with PCR and HI tests.

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.

PRRS

Lung, LN, Tonsil, Serum

VI, PCR (Antigen detection)

ELISA (Antibody detection)

Serum may be pooled for PCR. No more than 5 animals recommended per pool.

PCV-2

Lung, LN, Tonsil
 

VI, PCR (Antigen detection)

 
Serum IFA (Antibody titer) Serum may be pooled for PCR. No more than 5 animals recommended per pool.

Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.

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