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Clinical Virology Laboratory

Area	Health Science
Lab name	Clinical Virology Laboratory
Lab location	Wallaceville Science Centre, Upper Hutt
Test name	Zika virus real-time RT-PCR
Organisms	Zika virus (Family: Flaviviridae; Genus: Flavivirus)
Requested for surveillance	yes
Notice required	yes
Specimen requirements	Serum (~1 mL) collected within 7 days of illness onset Urine (~50 mL) collected within 15 days of illness onset
Pre-transport requirements	5 ± 3°C for less than 24 hours
Transport requirements	5 ± 3°C for less than 24 hours
How results reported	Zika virus detected or not detected
Turnaround time	10 working days
Referral link	Form

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