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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| Streptococcus | Isolation and identification Streptococcus spp. | Abscess, End product, Heart, Intestine, Liver, Lung, Milk, Pus, Sperm, Spleen | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 27.16 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Tetanos | Detection of tetanus toxin (in vivo method) | animal sample, Serum | No | 10 | 73.07 € | Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen, botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Birds | Avian chlamydiosis | Molecular test | Antigen for PCR, Bacterial strain, Cloacal swab, Eye, Heart, Kidney, Liver, Lung, Spleen, Swab, Trachea swab |
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5 | Tuesday, Thursday | 49.51 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Birds | Avian enterovirosis | Negative staining | Caecum contents, Feces, Intestine, Oesophagus, Small intestine | No | 3 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 72.26 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Birds | Avian influenza | Molecular test AFL | Cloacal swab, Pool maximum 3 conchae swabs, Pool Cloacal and Oropharyngeal swabs, Pool maximum 3 cloacal swabs, Pool maximum 3 cloacal-oropharyngeal swabs, Pool maximum 3 SWABS, Pool maximum 3 trachea swabs, Pool van swabs, Swab, Trachea swab |
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5 | Tuesday, Thursday | 75.35 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Birds | Avian influenza | Isolation AFL | Allantoic fluid, Antigen for isolation, Brain, Caecum, Cloaca, Cloacal swab, Feather, Feces, Head, Intestine, Killer tank sample, Liver, Lung, Mud, Pancreas, Pool intestines, Pool lung + trachea, Pool lung trachea bowl, Pool maximum 3 cloacal swabs, Pool maximum 3 trachea swabs, Pool maximum 5 cloacal swabs, Pool maximum 5 trachea swabs, Pool more then 5 cloacal swabs, Pool more then 5 trachea swabs, Pool organs, Pool van swabs, Spleen, Trachea, Trachea swab, Tracheal wash |
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12 | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 191.60 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Birds | CAV | Molecular test | Intestine, Liver, Organ, Pancreas, Pool organs, Spleen, Thymus | No | 5 | Tuesday, Thursday | 71.49 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Birds | Hepatitis | Negative staining | Caecum, Feces, Liver, Pool organs | No | 3 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 65.60 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Birds | Infectious bronchitis | Molecular test | Brain swab, Cloacal swab, Intestine, Kidney, Lung, Oviduct, Pool lung + trachea, Pool maximum 5 cloacal swabs, Pool maximum 5 trachea swabs, Pool of tracheal and cloacal swabs, Pool organs, Pool van swabs, Swab, Trachea, Trachea swab | No | 5 | Tuesday, Thursday | 69.08 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Birds | Marble spleen disease | Negative staining | Spleen | No | 3 | Thursday | 65.60 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Birds | Mycoplasma gallisepticum (CRD) | Rapid agglutination CRD | Lyophilized serum, Serum | No | 6 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 26.01 € | Cécile Boland, David Fretin, |
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| Birds | Mycoplasma meleagridis | Identification PCR Mycoplasma meleagridis | Cloacal swab, Pool maximum 20 swabs, Swab, Trachea swab | No | 4 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 58.93 € | Cécile Boland, David Fretin, |
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| Birds | Mycoplasma synoviae | Identification PCR Mycoplasma synoviae | DNA, Lung, Pool maximum 20 swabs, Spleen, Swab, Trachea, Trachea swab | No | 4 | Tuesday, Friday | 0.00 € | Cécile Boland, David Fretin, |
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| Birds | Newcastle disease | Isolation NEW | Allantoic fluid, Antigen for isolation, Brain, Caecum, Cloacal swab, Feces, Head, Intestine, Kidney, Killer tank sample, liquid nutrition, Liver, Lung, Pancreas, Pool intestines, Pool lung + trachea, Pool lung trachea bowl, Pool maximum 3 cloacal swabs, Pool maximum 3 trachea swabs, Pool maximum 5 cloacal swabs, Pool maximum 5 trachea swabs, Pool of tracheal and cloacal swabs, Pool organs, Proventriculus, Spleen, Swab, Swab of conjunctiva, Trachea, Trachea swab, Viral strain |
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12 | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 191.60 € | Mieke Steensels, mieke.steensels@sciensano.be |
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| Birds | Rotavirosis | Negative staining | Caecum, Caecum contents | No | 3 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 65.60 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Birds, Cold blooded species, Dogs and cats, Equidae, Hymenoptera, Other mammals, Rodents, Ruminants, Small Ruminants, Suidae, Wild birds | Leptospirosis | PCR Leptospira spp. | Biological material, DNA, Fetus, Kidney, Liver, Lung, Nasal swab, Organ, Pool organs, Spleen, Swab, Vaginal swab |
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4 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 59.06 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Birds, Cold blooded species, Dogs and cats, Equidae, Hymenoptera, Other mammals, Rodents, Small Ruminants, Suidae, Wild birds | Leptospirosis | Microscopic agglutination test | Lyophilized serum, Paired sera, Plasma, Serum, Vaginal fluid | No | 4 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 39.08 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Birds, Cold blooded species, Dogs and cats, Equidae, Other mammals | Glanders (Burkholderia mallei) | qPCR detecting glanders and melioidosis agents | No | 4 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 64.19 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Birds, Cold blooded species, Dogs and cats, Equidae, Other mammals, Rodents, Ruminants, Small Ruminants, Suidae, Wild birds | Histology | HE coloration | Abomasum, Adrenal glands, Aerial bags, After-birth, Amniotic membrane, Beak, Bone, Bone marrow, Brain, Brain in RNAlater, Brain stem, Bronchus, Buccal mucosa, Bursa Fabricius, Caecum, Carcass, Cloaca, Colon, Cotyledon, Crop, Cunjunctiva, Diaphragm, Distal duodenum, Distal ileum, Distal jejunum, Duodenum, Ear, Embryo, Endometrium, Epididymis, Eye, Eyelid, Fat, Fetus, Formalin-fixed tissues, Genitals, Gizzard, Hair, Head, Heart, Heart in RNAlater, Ileocecal junction, Ileocecal valve, Ileum, Intestine, Jejunum, Joint, Kidney, Kidney and lung fetus, Large intestine, Larynx, Legs, Lip, Liver, Liver in formalin, Liver in RNAlater, Lochia, Longissimus dorsi muscle, Lung, Lung in RNAlater, Mamma, Masseter, Medium duaodenum, Medulla oblongata, Mesenterium, Midium jejunum, Muscle, Nasal mucosa, Nasal septum, Nasal turbinates, Navel cord, Nerve, Nose, Oesophagus, Organ, Oviduct, Palate, Pancreas, Parotid, Pericardium, Pharynx, Pool brains ( pool of carcasses), Pool intestines, Pool lung + trachea, Pool maximum 5 tonsils, Pool organs, Proventriculus, Proximal duodenum, proximal ileum | No | 10 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 70.21 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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| Birds, Cold blooded species, Dogs and cats, Equidae, Other mammals, Rodents, Small Ruminants, Suidae, Wild birds | Q fever | PCR Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) | Abomasum, Abomasum contents, After-birth, Biological material, Brain, Bronchial rince, Bulk tank milk, Cerebrospinal fluid, Cotyledon, DNA, EDTA Blood, Fetus, Liquid, Liver, Lung, Lyophilized milk, Master Seed Virus, Milk, Organ, Pool organs, Powder, Serum, Spleen, Thoracic fluid, Tick, Tongue, Uterus, Uterus contents |
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5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 64.19 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Birds, Cold blooded species, Other mammals, Rodents, Ruminants, Suidae, Wild birds | Tularemia | PCR Francisella tularensis | Biological material | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 41.00 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Birds, Cold blooded species, Other mammals, Rodents, Ruminants, Wild birds | Tularemia | Isolation and identification Francisella tularensis | Bacterial strain, Biological material, Ganglia, Intestine, Kidney, Liver, Lung, Pool organs, Spleen, Swab | No | 10 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 27.16 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Birds, Rodents | Yersinia pseudotuberculosis | Isolation and identification Yersinia pseutotuberculosis | Liver, Spleen | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday | 27.16 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Birds, Ruminants, Small Ruminants | Mycobacterium avium avium | RT-PCR detection of Mycobacterium avium avium | Feces | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 84.87 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Birds, Wild birds | Avian influenza | Inhibition.of hemagglutinationH5 | Serum |
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7 | Tuesday | 18.63 € | Virginie Roupie, |
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| Birds, Wild birds | Avian influenza | Pathotyping AFL | Viral strain | No | 4 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 344.13 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Birds, Wild birds | Avian influenza | Inhibition of hemagglutination AFL for Highly pathogenic H5 | Serum in pool, Serum tested in pool from maximum 3 animals | No | 7 | Tuesday | 18.63 € | Virginie Roupie, |
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| Birds, Wild birds | Avian influenza | Inhibition.of hemagglutinationH7 | Serum |
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7 | Tuesday | 18.63 € | Virginie Roupie, |
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| Birds, Wild birds | Newcastle disease | Pathotyping NEW | No | 4 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 395.75 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Birds, Wild birds | Newcastle disease | Inhibition. of hemagglutination | Antigen, Serum |
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5 | Tuesday, Thursday | 18.63 € | Virginie Roupie, |
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| Birds, Wild birds | Newcastle disease | Molecular test NEW | Intestin contents, Pool maximum 5 cloacal / oropharyngeal swabs, Pool maximum 5 cloacal swabs, Pool maximum 5 cloacal/nasapharyngeal swabs, Pool maximum 5 trachea swabs, Pool of tracheal and cloacal swabs | No | 5 | Tuesday, Thursday | 75.35 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Birds, Wild birds | Usutu | Molecular test | Antigen for PCR, Brain, Brain swab, Cloacal swab, Feces, Intestine, Liver, Lung, Pool brains ( pool of carcasses), Pool intestines, Pool lung trachea bowl, Pool maximum 3 cloacal swabs, Pool maximum 3 trachea swabs, Pool maximum 5 cloacal swabs, Pool maximum 5 trachea swabs, Pool of tracheal and cloacal swabs, Pool organs, Pool van swabs, Serum, Swab, Trachea, Trachea swab | No | 5 | Tuesday, Thursday | 119.48 € | Nina Krešić, |
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| Birds, Wild birds | West Nile | Molecular test | Allantoic fluid, Antigen for PCR, Brain, Brain swab, Cloacal swab, Conchae swab, EDTA Blood, Heart, Intestine, Liver, Lung, Oropharyngeal swab, Pool brains ( pool of carcasses), Pool intestines, Pool lung trachea bowl, Pool maximum 5 cloacal swabs, Pool maximum 5 trachea swabs, Pool of tracheal and cloacal swabs, Pool organs, Pool van swabs, Serum, Swab, Trachea, Trachea swab | No | 5 | Tuesday, Thursday | 119.48 € | Nina Krešić, |
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| Cold blooded species | Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 | Realtime PCR for the detection of KHV | Antigen for PCR, Heart, Kidney, Pool organs, Spleen | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 61.07 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Cold blooded species | Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis | Realtime PCR for the detection of RHANAviridae | Antigen for PCR, Heart, Kidney, Pool organs, Spleen | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 61.07 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Cold blooded species | Infectious haematopoietic necrosis | Realtime RT-PCR for the detection of IHNV | Antigen for PCR, Heart, Kidney, Pool organs, Spleen, Viral strain |
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2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 58.65 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Cold blooded species | Salmon isavirus | Realtime RT-PCR for the detection of ISAV | Antigen for PCR, Heart, Kidney, Pool organs, Spleen | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 61.07 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Cold blooded species | Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia | Realtime RT-PCR for the detection of VHSV | Antigen for PCR, Heart, Kidney, Pool organs, Spleen, Viral strain |
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2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 58.65 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Dogs and cats | Brucella canis | Rapid test for the detection of Brucella canis antibody in dogs | Serum | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 43.47 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Dogs and cats, Equidae, Other mammals, Rodents, Ruminants, Small Ruminants | Rift Valley Fever | Molecular test RVF | EDTA Blood | No | 8 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 140.16 € | Floris Breman, Ilse De Leeuw, Nick De Regge, |
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| Dogs and cats, Equidae, Other mammals, Ruminants, Small Ruminants | Rabies | Detection of rabies virus antigen by fluorescent antibody test | Nervous tissue |
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8 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 50.72 € | Sanne Terryn, rabies@sciensano.be | |
| Dogs and cats, Equidae, Ruminants, Small Ruminants, Suidae | Brucellosis | Complement fixation test Brucella spp. | Lyophilized serum, Paired sera, Serum | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 23.44 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Dogs and cats, Equidae, Small Ruminants, Suidae | Brucellosis | Rose bengale test | Lyophilized serum, Plasma, Serum | No | 4 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 10.13 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Dogs and cats, Other mammals | Rabies | Antirabies antibody testing - Seroneutralisation test (RFFIT) | Bloed, Serum |
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7 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 75.56 € | Sanne Terryn, rabies@sciensano.be |
Request form rabies antibody titration
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| Dogs and cats, Other mammals, Ruminants, Small Ruminants | Aujeszky | ELISA gE | Paired sera, Plasma, Serum | No | 1 | Monday | 12.81 € | Marylene Tignon, |
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| Dogs and cats, Other mammals, Ruminants, Small Ruminants | Aujeszky | Seroneutralisation | Paired sera, Placenta fluid, Serum | No | 3 | Thursday | 48.04 € | Gaëtan De Gryse, Marylene Tignon, |
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| Dogs and cats, Other mammals, Ruminants, Small Ruminants, Suidae | Aujeszky | Isolation | Brain, EDTA Blood, Expectoration, Ganglia, Lung, Nasal discharge, Nasal swab, Plasma, Pool organs, Saliva, Serum, Sperm, Spleen, Thoracic fluid, Throat swab, Tonsil, tracheal fluid, Tracheal wash | No | 15 | Tuesday | 59.06 € | Marylene Tignon, |
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| Equidae | African horse sickness | Molecular test | Biological material, EDTA Blood, Ganglia, Lung, Spleen | No | 2 | Monday, Thursday | 106.35 € | Nina Krešić, |
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| Equidae | African horse sickness | ELISA | Lyophilized serum, Plasma, Serum | No | 2 | Monday | 43.30 € | David Lefebvre, Ilse De Leeuw, Nick De Regge, Nina Krešić, |
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| Equidae | American equine encephalitis | Molecular test | Brain, EDTA Blood, Spleen | No | 2 | Monday, Thursday | 43.43 € | Nina Krešić, |
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