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Area	Health Science
Lab name	Clinical Virology Laboratory
Lab location	Wallaceville Science Centre, Upper Hutt
Test name	Chikungunya virus IgM and IgG by EIA
Organisms	Chikungunya virus (Family: Togaviridae, Genus: Alphavirus)
Requested for surveillance	yes
Notice required	yes
Pre-transport requirements	5 ± 3°C for less than 24 hours
Transport requirements	5 ± 3°C for less than 24 hours
Specimen requirements	Serum (~1 mL)
How results reported	Chikungunya virus IgM and/or IgG antibodies detected or not detected
Turnaround time	10 working days
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