Sciensano performs biological analyses for identification of pathogens in animals.
How to request a veterinary analysis?
- Fill in the request form
- Prepare your shipment. A package must contain:
- A paper copy of the request form
- correctly identified samples with sturdy and watertight packaging. Highly virulent pathogenic agents require special packaging!
- Send your package to the address indicated on the request form.
Samples which don’t comply with transport regulation will be destroyed.
The turnaround time only includes the maximum number of working days required for the laboratory analyses. Administrative processing (1 to 2 working days) is not included.
| Species | Disease | Analysis name | Material(s) | Accreditation | Turnaround time (in days) | Analysis performed on | Price | Contact person(s) | URL to form(s) |
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| PCR identification and serotyping | Listeria |
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10 | 143.06 € | Wesley Mattheus, |
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| WGS based differentiation Salmonella vaccines | No | Not applicable | On request | Wesley Mattheus, |
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| Avian thyphoid Salmonellosis | Rapid agglutination Pullorose | Lyophilized serum, Serum | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 1.67 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Botulism | Detection of neurotoxinogenic C. botulinum type A, B, E, C, C-D, D, D-C (realtime PCR) | animal sample | No | 15 | 328.10 € | Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen, botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Botulism | Detection of C. botulinum (in vivo reference method) | animal sample |
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15 | 348.80 € | Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen, botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Botulism | Detection of botulinum toxins (reference method in vivo) | animal sample, Serum |
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10 | 189.30 € | Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen, botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Campylobacteriosis | Detection of Campylobacter | faeces |
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9 | 61.58 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Campylobacteriosis | Campylobacter identification | strain | No | 5 | 37.16 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Campylobacteriosis | MIC Campylobacter | faeces, strain |
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Not applicable | 56.41 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Chlamydiosis | PCR Chlamydophila abortus | Abomasum, Abomasum contents, After-birth, Biological material, Bronchial rince, Cotyledon, Fetus, Heart, Kidney, Liver, Lung, Master Seed Virus, Nasal swab, Organ, Pancreas, Pool of tracheal and cloacal swabs, Spleen, Swab, Vaginal fluid, Vaginal swab | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 59.06 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Clostridium | Toxinotype of C. perfringens (realtime PCR) | strain | No | 15 | 147.04 € | Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen, botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Clostridium | Isolation and identification Clostridium spp. | Bacterial strain, Bone meal, Chicken droppings, Crop contents, End product, Feces, Fertlizer, Fischmeal, Food, Horse feed, Intestine, Jejunum, Kitchen waste, Liver, Meal, Meat meal, Milk, Milk powder, Mud, Pellet, Pool organs, Raw material, Seed, Treated feces, Water | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 35.75 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Clostridium chauvoei | Isolation and identification Clostridium chauvoei | End product, Fertlizer, Intestine, Kidney, Liver, Mud, Raw material, Seed, Spleen, Water | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 35.75 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Contagious epidymitis | Complement fixation test Brucella ovis | Serum | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 28.96 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Dermatophytose, Mold, Yeast | MALDI-TOF MS identification of yeasts and molds (non-clinical fungi) | strain | No | 8 | 92 € | bccm.ihem@sciensano.be |
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| Dermatophytose, Mold, Yeast | Identification by DNA sequencing (non-clinical fungi) | strain | No | 15 | 1 gene = 149 € / additional gene = 40 € | bccm.ihem@sciensano.be |
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| Dermatophytose, Mold, Yeast | Antifungal resistance testing | strain |
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7 | 191 €; dermatofyten: 232 € | bccm.ihem@sciensano.be |
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| E. coli | Sequencing of AmpC | strain | No | Not applicable | On request | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | MIC E. coli | strain |
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Not applicable | 52.47 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | AmpC ID | strain | No | 35 | On request | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | Sequencing of ESBL | strain | No | Not applicable | On request | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | MIC E.coli ESBL | strain |
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Not applicable | 52.47 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | Detection of Escherichia coli ESBL EU | faeces |
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8 | 72.97 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | ESBL PCR identification | strain | No | Not applicable | On request | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | PFGE | strain | No | 35 | On request | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Enterocoques | Isolation Enterococcus | Agar plate, Bacterial strain, End product, Feces, Fertlizer | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | 15.63 € |
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| General bacteriology | Anaerobia isolation | Brain, Cell culture, Fetus, Ganglia, Jejunum, Kidney, Lung, Nasal discharge, Nasal swab, Puncture fluid, Spleen, Supernatant from cell, Swab | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 17.55 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| General bacteriology | Anaerobia identification | Fetus, Ganglia, Jejunum, Lumpy Skin OBP, Lung, Nasal discharge, Nasal swab, Puncture fluid, Spleen, Swab | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 21.91 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| General bacteriology | Specie identification | strain | No | 6 | 37.16 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Bacterial identification | strain |
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10 | 55.11 € | Wesley Mattheus, Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Pulsed field Gel electrophoresis | strain |
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20 | On request | Wesley Mattheus, Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Serotyping by slide agglutination | strain |
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10 | 39.07 € | Wesley Mattheus, Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Antimicrobial susceptibility | strain |
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15 | 104.95 € | Wesley Mattheus, Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Methicillin resistant staph. aureus | Identification PCR MRSA | Bacterial strain | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 0.00 € | Cécile Boland, |
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| Methicillin resistant staph. aureus | Antibiotics sensitivity test MRSA | Bacterial strain |
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3 | Monday, Tuesday | 65.60 € | Cécile Boland, |
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| Methicillin resistant staph. aureus | PCR 398 MRSA | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 0.00 € | Cécile Boland, |
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| Mycoplasmosis | Isolation Mycoplasma spp. | Bacterial strain, Biological material, Bronchial rince, Cavitary liquid, Cell culture, Eggshell membrane, Eye, Eyelid, Foetal calf serum, Joint, Liver, Lung, Lung fluid, Master Seed Virus, Milk, Nasal swab, Peritoneal fluid, Pus, Sperm, Spleen, Supernatant from cell, Swab, Swab of conjunctiva, Trachea, Trachea swab | No | 32 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 71.49 € | Cécile Boland, David Fretin, |
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| Mycoplasmosis | Identification Mycoplasma | Abomasum contents, Bacterial strain, Biological material, Bronchial rince, Cavitary liquid, Cell culture, Eggshell membrane, Eye, Eyelid, Joint, Liver, Lung, Lung fluid, Master Seed Virus, Milk, Nasal swab, Pus, Sperm, Swab, Swab of conjunctiva, Trachea swab | No | 32 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 21.91 € | Cécile Boland, David Fretin, |
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| Newcastle disease | Assay of viral strain | Viral strain | No | 7 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 220.34 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Newcastle disease | Titrationvirus | No | 30 | Monday, Wednesday | 220.34 € | Virginie Roupie, |
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| Parachlamydia | PCR parachlamydia | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 59.06 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Salmonellosis | MIC Salmonella ESBL | Strains |
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Not applicable | 52.47 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | phenotypic ESBL | strain |
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Not applicable | 28.26 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, cristina.garcia-graells@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | MIC Salmonella | Strains |
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Not applicable | 52.47 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | MLVA Enteritidis | strain |
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10 | 143.06 € | Wesley Mattheus, foodmicro@sciensano.be, salmonella@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | Pusle field Gel Electrophoresis | strain |
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20 | On request | Wesley Mattheus, foodmicro@sciensano.be, salmonella@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | MLVA Typhimurium | strain |
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10 | 143.06 € | Wesley Mattheus, foodmicro@sciensano.be, salmonella@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | Detection of Salmonella | animal sample, faeces |
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8 | 43.57 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | Salmonella serotyping | strain |
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6 | 92.89 € | Wesley Mattheus, foodmicro@sciensano.be, salmonella@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | PCR EFSA | Strains |
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5 | On request | Wesley Mattheus, foodmicro@sciensano.be, salmonella@sciensano.be |