Testing will be performed only by request from a clinical microbiologist/virologist or infectious diseases consultant. Request form must include relevant clinical details and state the clinician who has approved the test. This is a notifiable disease.
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Area |
Health Science |
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Lab name |
Clinical Virology Laboratory |
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Lab location |
Wallaceville Science Centre, Upper Hutt |
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Test name |
Mpox virus real-time PCR |
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Organisms |
Monkeypox virus (Family: Poxviridae, Genus: Orthopoxvirus) |
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Requested for surveillance |
yes |
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Notice required |
yes |
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Sample requirements |
Skin swabs of the lesions collected in viral transport media. Please state the body site of the swab collected. |
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Media requirements |
Viral transport media |
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Specimen requirements |
Serum (~1 mL) Clinical details including travel history, symptoms and date of symptom onset must be provided for testing to be performed. |
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Pre-transport requirements |
5 ± 3°C within 24 hours |
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Transport requirements |
Send with ice pack via overnight courier to arrive within 24 hours. Do not dispatch samples on Friday, Saturday or the day before a public holiday. |
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How results reported |
Report will state whether Mpox virus is detected or not detected |
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Turnaround time |
2 working days |
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Test form number |
PHFS1020 |
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Referral link |