Accreditation status |
ISO 17025:2017 from International Accreditation Service, US. Valid until July 2025 |
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Test specifications |
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a) Test method |
WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, Chapter 3.3.14 (Version adopted in May 2021) |
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b) Test type |
Qualitative |
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c) Sample type |
Swabs: Cloacal and oropharyngeal Tissues: Brain, trachea, heart, lung, spleen, liver, intestine and kidney |
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d) Sample Volume/Amount |
Swabs must be send in viral transport medium which can be collected from CVRL. Appropriate amount of tissues/organs |
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e) Sample submission |
CVRL does not conduct site visiting and sampling. Refer ‘CVRL- Guidelines’ section “Sending a sample’’ |
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f) TAT |
7 - 14 working days |
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g) Results |
Refer ‘CVRL- Guidelines’, section “Results’’ |
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h) Measurement of Uncertainty (MU) |
N/A |
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i) Expression of result |
Virus isolated or no virus isolated |
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Test: Influenza A virus (All avian Influenza strains including H5, H7 & H9) |
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Accreditation status |
ISO 17025:2017 from International Accreditation Service, US. Valid until July 2025 |
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Test specifications |
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a) Test method |
WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, Chapter 3.3.4 (Version adopted in May 2021) |
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b) Test type |
Qualitative |
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c) Sample type |
Swabs: Cloacal and oropharyngeal Tissues: Brain, trachea, heart, lung, spleen, liver, intestine and kidney |
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d) Sample Volume/Amount |
Swabs must be send in viral transport medium which can be collected from CVRL. Appropriate amount of tissues/organs |
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e) Sample submission |
CVRL does not conduct site visiting and sampling. Refer ‘CVRL- Guidelines’ section “Sending a sample’’ |
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f) TAT |
7 - 14 working days |
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g) Results |
Refer ‘CVRL- Guidelines’, section “Results’’ |
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h) Measurement of Uncertainty (MU) |
N/A |
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i) Expression of result |
Virus isolated or no virus isolated |
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Accreditation status |
ISO 17025:2017 from International Accreditation Service, US. Valid until July 2025 |
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Test specifications |
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a) Test method |
WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, Chapter 3.6.7 (Version adopted in May 2019) |
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b) Test type |
Qualitative |
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c) Sample type |
Swab: Nasal Transtracheal lavage |
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d) Sample Volume/Amount |
Swabs must be send in viral transport medium which can be collected from CVRL. Transtracheal lavage - 10 ml |
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e) Sample submission |
CVRL does not conduct site visiting and sampling. Refer ‘CVRL- Guidelines’ section “Sending a sample’’ |
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f) TAT |
7 - 14 working days |
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g) Results |
Refer ‘CVRL- Guidelines’, section “Results’’ |
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h) Measurement of Uncertainty (MU) |
N/A |
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i) Expression of result |
Virus isolated or no virus isolated |
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Accreditation status |
ISO 17025:2017 from International Accreditation Service, US. Valid until July 2025 |
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Test specifications |
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a) Test method |
WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, Chapter 3.6.10 (Version adopted in May 2013) |
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b) Test type |
Serum |
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c) Sample type |
Quantitative |
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d) Sample Volume/Amount |
5 - 7 ml |
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e) Sample submission |
CVRL does not conduct site visiting and sampling. Refer ‘CVRL- Guidelines’ section “Sending a sample’’ |
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f) TAT |
5 - 14 working days |
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g) Results |
Refer ‘CVRL- Guidelines’, section “Results’’ |
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h) Measurement of Uncertainty (MU) |
N/A |
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i) Expression of result |
Negative or Positive (positive serum is reported in titers) |
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j) Cut off titers |
Negative: A titer < 1:4 is considered negative Positive: A titer of 1:4 or greater is considered positive Dubious: A titer of 1:2 is considered dubious |
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Accreditation status |
ISO 17025:2017 from International Accreditation Service, US. Valid until July 2025 |
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Test specifications |
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a) Test method |
WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, Chapter 3.6.8 (Version adopted in May 2021) |
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b) Test type |
Serum |
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c) Sample type |
Quantitative |
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d) Sample Volume/Amount |
5 - 7 ml |
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e) Sample submission |
CVRL does not conduct site visiting and sampling. Refer ‘CVRL- Guidelines’ section “Sending a sample’’ |
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f) TAT |
4 - 5 working days |
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g) Results |
Refer ‘CVRL- Guidelines’, section “Results’’ |
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h) Measurement of Uncertainty (MU) |
N/A |
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i) Expression of result |
Negative, Positive (positive serum is reported in titers) or dubious |
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j) Cut off titers |
Negative: A titer <1:80 is considered negative Positive: A titer of 1:80+++ or greater is considered positive Dubious: A titer of 1:80+ or 1:80++ |
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Accreditation status |
ISO 17025:2017 from International Accreditation Service, US. Valid until July 2025 |
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Test specifications |
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a) Test method |
WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, Chapter 3.5.2 (Version adopted in May 2021) |
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b) Test type |
Qualitative |
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c) Sample type |
Swab: Nasal Tissues: Lung and trachea |
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d) Sample Volume/Amount |
Swabs must be send in viral transport medium which can be collected from CVRL. Appropriate amount of tissues/organs |
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e) Sample submission |
CVRL does not conduct site visiting and sampling. Refer ‘CVRL- Guidelines’ section “Sending a sample’’ |
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f) TAT |
7 - 14 working days |
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g) Results |
Refer ‘CVRL- Guidelines’, section “Results’’ |
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h) Measurement of Uncertainty (MU) |
N/A |
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i) Expression of result |
Virus isolated or no virus isolated |
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Test: Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralization (FAVN) Test for Rabies |
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Accreditation status |
ISO 17025:2017 from International Accreditation Service, US. Valid until July 2025 |
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Test specifications |
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a) Test method |
SOP CVRL VR 017 [WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, online 12th ed. 2023, Chapter 3.1.18 (May 2023 version)] |
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b) Test type |
Quantitative |
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c) Sample type |
Serum |
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d) Sample Volume/Amount |
1 - 2 ml |
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e) Sample submission |
CVRL does not conduct site visiting and sampling. Refer 'Rabies Antibody Test' for sending samples |
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f) TAT |
Within three weeks |
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g) Results |
Refer ‘CVRL- Guidelines’, section “Results’’ |
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h) Measurement of Uncertainty (MU) |
N/A |
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i) Expression of result |
Test titer is reported in International Units (IU)/ ml |
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j) Note |
As per WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, a test titer of 0.5 IU/ml or above indicates that the animal has an acceptable rabies antibody level. |
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