Virology
| Full details for "Zika Virus PCR". | |
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Name |
Zika Virus PCR |
Alternative name/Profile |
Zika / Viral PCR / |
Department |
Virology |
Investigation |
Zika PCR (Qualitative) |
Specimen type |
Peripheral blood and urine collected within 14 days of onset of illness |
Sample type |
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Sample container & volume |
1omL whole blood EDTA Purple Top, Urine in Sterile universal container. |
Frequency of analysis |
Once per week |
Turnaround time |
One Week |
Availability |
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Notes |
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne single-stranded RNA member of Flaviviridae that was first discovered in the Zika forest in Uganda in 1947. The main clinical symptoms include the following: fever, conjunctivitis, transient arthritis/arthralgia, myalgia and a maculopapular rash. In general, the disease is mild and self-limiting. The virus can be detected in the blood of infected patients by PCR early in the course of illness. Please discuss with Dr. Brendan Crowley MD FRCPath FFPath(RCPI) FRCPI Specimens must be separated within 4 hours. Please mark as urgent, package separately and bring to the attention of the medical scientist on-call if delivery is out of hours. Specimens sent to National Virus Reference Laboratory, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4. |
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Last updated |
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:26:42 GMT |