IMPORTANT! Pre-approval needed from state or local health department. Local or State Health Department. Send approval to
NPHL@unmc.edu or call (402) 559-9444.
NPHL has moved to an electronic ordering system, NUlirt, and it is now the preferred method to order all tests. Once ordered, print a "batch list" (see
NUlirt Guide).
Forms Required - Nulirt batch list or NPHL Test Request Form (completed in entirety) must accompany the specimen to include the following information: symptoms and date of onset, pregnancy status, travel and vaccine history. Testing
will not be performed without all required information.
Please call NPHL Client Services at (402) 559-2440 or toll free at (800) 334-0459 for further clarification.
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| Test: |
Arbovirus Antibodies, IgG and IgM, Serum or CSF
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| Synonym: |
- Arbovirus
- Arbo-Serology for Barmah Forest virus (BFV)
- Chikungunya virus (CHIKV)
- Dengue virus (DENV)
- Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV)
- Heartland virus (HRTV)
- Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV)
- Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)
- La Crosse Encephalitis virus (LACV)
- Mayaro virus (MAYV)
- Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV)
- O'nyong nyong virus (ONNV)
- Powassan virus (POWV)
- Ross River virus (RRV)
- Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV)
- Sindbis virus (SINV)
- Snowshoe hare virus (SSHV)
- Tahyna virus (TAHV)
- Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV)
- West Nile virus (WNV)
- Western equine encephalitis virus (WEEV)
- Yellow fever virus (YFV)
- Zika virus (ZIKV)
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| Method: |
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For Methodology, Specimen Types, Collection and Stability, Labeling, Volume, Interferences & Limitations, and TAT:
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For California Encephalitis Antibodies IgG and IgM, Easter Equine Encephalitis Antibodies IgG and IgM, St. Louis Encephalitis Antibodies IgG and IgM, West Nile Virus Antibodies IgG and IgM, and Western Equine Encephalitis Antibodies IgG and IgM see:
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For Chikungunya Antibodies, IgG and IgM see https://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/2011812
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For Dengue Fever Virus Antibodies IgG and IgM see https://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/0093096
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For Zika Virus IgM Antibody Capture (MAC) by ELISA see https://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/2013942
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For more information on all other arboviruses, please see https://www.cdc.gov/laboratory/specimen-submission/detail.html?CDCTestCode=CDC-10282
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| Availability: |
- Pre-approval needed from state or local health department.
- Send documented approval to NPHL@unmc.edu or call (402) 559-9444
- NUlirt order: CDSO
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- For shipping instructions for Category A or Category B, see https://www.nphl.org/index.cfm/specimen-packaging-shipping/
- Seal tubes with Parafilm™ or tape and place in biohazard bag with absorbent material
- NUlirt packing list or appropriate paperwork (completed in entirety) must accompany specimens.
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| Comments: |
Testing performed at either CDC or ARUP. After approval from local or state epidemiologist, submit specimens through NPHL. DO NOT send directly to reference labortory |
| Revised: |
3/5/2024 |
If you have questions about proper specimen collection, please call
NPHL Client Services at (402) 559-2440 or toll free at (800) 334-0459.
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