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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| Wild birds | Avian influenza | Molecular test AFL | Pool Cloacal and Oropharyngeal swabs, Pool maximum 5 cloacal / oropharyngeal swabs, Pool maximum 5 cloacal swabs, Pool maximum 5 trachea swabs, Pool more then 5 cloacal swabs, Pool more then 5 trachea swabs, pool of maximum 5 oropharyngeal swabs, Pool of tracheal and cloacal swabs, Pool van swabs | No | 5 | Tuesday, Thursday | 72.80 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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