Collection Requirements
8.5 ml serum tube
Tube Colour
Gold
Requires own tube?
Yes
Department
MicrobiologyAvailability
Weekly
Reference Laboratory
Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (CSIRO), VIC
Fee
Contact reference laboratory directly for up to date fee advice.
Notes
Nipah virus is a PC-4 level pathogen and requests must be discussed with the Medical Microbiologist prior to sending specimen
Test code: MISCSO
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