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Agent	Comments	Laboratory
Acute Bee Paralysis Virus (ABPV)		RAL
Adenovirus, human		ZOO
Adenovirus - Pan	Detects all Adenoviruses from mammals, birds, ruminants and reptiles, but does not differentiate. This PCR is not recommended for fecal specimens.	UGA
Adenovirus (reptile)		Labo
Adult Bovine Diarrhea Panel	Includes: Bovine Enterovirus (BEV), Coronavirus, Johne's (M. paratuberculosis), Salmonella spp., Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD)	UGA
African horse sickness		ZOO
African swine fever		CO; ZOO
Aleutian disease virus		ZOO
Anatid herpesvirus		RAL
Aphid lethal paralysis virus		RAL
Arenavirus		RAL
Astrovirus	Mink	RAL
Atadenovirus	Agamid	RAL
Atypical porcine pestivirus		KSU
Avian adenovirus		RAL; ZOO
Avian bornavirus		RAL; Labo
Avian coronavirus		RAL
Avian Feather Picking Panel		RAL
Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV)		COR
Avian influenza		CO; COR; DCPAH; KSU; OSU; PADDL; RAL; TVMDL; UGA; WSU
Avian Influenza (H5 subtype) real-time PCR		CO; PADDL
Avian Influenza (H7 subtype) real-time PCR		CO; PADDL
Avian leucosis virus		TVMDL
Avian paramyxovirus (APMV 1-11)		RAL
Avian paramyxovirus-1 (Newcastle's Disease)		CO; COR; PADDL; WSU
Avian pneumovirus		UM
Avian polyomavirus		Labo
Avian polyomavirus (BFD)		RAL; ZOO
Avian polyomavirus (crow)		RAL
Avian polyomavirus (finch)		RAL
Avian polyomavirus (goose)		RAL
Avian reovirus		RAL; ZOO
Avipoxvirus		RAL
B4 Export Panel (BVD/IBR/BTV/BLV)		TVMDL
Bluetongue Serotyping (2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17)		TVMDL
Bluetongue serotype 8		KSU
Bluetongue Virus		CO; PADDL; TVMDL; WSU
Bluetongue Virus/Epizootic Hem. Disease Virus - PCR		CO; KSU; TVMDL; WSU
Bovine adenovirus		ZOO
Bovine coronavirus		COR; DCPAH; KSU; OSU; PADDL; UM; Zurich
Bovine herpesvirus-1 (IBR) real-time PCR		CO; OSU; PADDL
Bovine Herpesvirus-4 (BHV 4)		CO
Bovine Herpesvirus - 5 (BHV-5)		CO
Bovine Leukemia Virus		CO; KSU; TVMDL
Bovine Parainfluenza-3 Virus		DCPAH; KSU; UGA
Bovine Respiratory Disease Panel	IBR, BVD, PI3, BRSV	TVMDL
Bovine Respiratory Screen	BRSV, PI3, BVD, IBR	DCPAH
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus		CO; DCPAH; KSU; OSU; PADDL; TVMDL; UGA; UM
Bovine Respiratory Viral Screen	Panel includes: Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD), Parainfluenza (PIV3), Bovine Herpesvirus Type I (IBR), Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV).	UGA
Bovine Respiratory Viral Screen + secondary bacterial pathogens	Panel includes: Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD), Parainfluenza ( PIV3), Bovine Herpesvirus Type I (IBR), Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV) & Mycoplasma bovis, Pasteurella multocida, Mannheimia haemolytica	UGA
	Mannheimia haemolytica, Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), Pasteurella multocida, Bovine herpes virus type 1 (IBR), Histophilus somni Bovine corona virus (BCoV), Bibersteinia trehalosi, Bovine influenza virus (BIV), Mycoplasma bovis	KSU
Bovine Rotavirus		COR; DCPAH
Bovine Rotavirus (Types A and B)		UM
Bovine Rotavirus A Sequencing (VP7 and VP4)		UM
Bovine Viral Diarrhea virus (BVD)		CO; COR; DCPAH; KSU; OSU; PADDL; TVMDL; UGA; UM; WSU; ZOO
Bovine Viral Diarrhea - BVD (for Alpacas and Llamas only)		UM
Bovine Viral Diarrhea - BVD Genetic Analysis		UM
Black Queen Cell Virus (BQCV)		RAL
Cache Valley Virus (PCR)		TVMDL
Calf Diarrhea Panel		TVMDL
Calf Diarrhea PCR Panel	Includes: Coronavirus, Rotavirus, E. coli K99, E. coli F41, Salmonella and Cryptosporidium, BVD	UGA
Camelid Enteric Coronavirus		COR; OSU
Canine Adenovirus		CO; COR; DCPAH; RAL; UGA; ZOO
Canine adenovirus-2		KSU; ZOO
Canine adenovirus-1/2		Labo
Canine circovirus		KSU; RAL
Canine coronavirus		KSU; Labo; Zurich
Canine Diarrhea PCR Panel	Includes: Campylobacter jejuni/ coli, Salmonella spp., Lawsonia intracellularis, Clostrium difficile toxins A & B, Clostridium perfringens entertoxin, Giardia	UGA
Canine Distemper		CO; COR; DCPAH; KSU; Labo; RAL; TVMDL; UGA; ZOO; Zurich
Canine Distemper virus (vaccine strains)		Zurich
Canine Enteric Coronavirus		COR; DCPAH; KSU; RAL; ZOO
Canine Herpesvirus		CO; COR; DCPAH; KSU; Labo; RAL; ZOO
Canine Influenza Virus		COR; OSU; RAL; UGA; UM; WSU
Canine Parainfluenza Virus		COR; DCPAH; KSU; Labo; RAL; ZOO
Canine parvovirus		DCPAH; KSU; Labo; UGA; ZOO
Canine parvovirus-1 (CPV 1)		CO; RAL
Canine parvovirus-2 (CPV 2)		CO; RAL
Canine pneumovirus		RAL
Canine Respiratory Coronavirus		COR; KSU; RAL; ZOO
Canine Respiratory Disease Panel		TVMDL
Canine Respiratory Panel		COR
Canine Viral Resp Screen	canine parainfluenza, adenovirus, distemper	DCPAH
Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus		CO; DCPAH; ZOO
Caprine Herpesvirus (CapHV-1)		CO
Cetacean Respiratory Panel	Includes; Morbillivirus, Paramyxovirinae, Mycoplasma, Coronavirus, Inluenza A	UGA
Cetacean Respiratory pathogen Screen	Includes: Mycoplasma spp., Influenza A, Coronavirus, Morbillivirus, Paramyxovirinae, Herpesvirus, Enterovirus E, Pasteurella multocida, BRSV	UGA
Chelonia mydas Herpesvirus		RAL
Chikungunya virus		RAL; VRL; ZOO
Circovirus Type 2		UM
Circovirus Type 2 Genetic Analysis		UM
Circovirus Universal (Types 1 and 2)		UM
Classical Swine Fever Virus		CO; DCPAH; OSU; PADDL; UGA; WSU; ZOO
Contagious ecthyma (orf virus)		COR; WSU
Coronavirus	Universal Coronavirus detection	UGA; ZOO
Coronavirus PCR, Alpha		COR
Coronavirus PCR, Beta		COR
CPV (Chronic Paralysis Virus)		RAL
Cytomegalovirus, general		VRL
Cytomegalovirus, baboon		ZOO
Cytomegalovirus, chimpanzee		ZOO
Cytomegalovirus, human		ZOO
Cytomegalovirus, macaque		ZOO
Cytomegalovirus, simian		ZOO
Dengue		RAL; ZOO
Duck circovirus		RAL
Duck enteritis virus (DEV/AHV-1)		RAL; TVMDL
Deformed Wing Virus (DWV)	Bees	RAL
Eastern Equine Encephalitis		DCPAH; PADDL; ZOO
Encephalomyocarditis Virus - EMC		PADDL; UM; VRL; ZOO
Endogenous virus, baboon		ZOO
Enterovirus		ZOO
Enzootic Nasal Tumor Virus (ENTV-1)		CO
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus		CO; DCPAH; RAL; TVMDL
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Serotyping (1,2 and 6) (qPCR)		TVMDL
Epstein-Barr virus		ZOO
Equine adenovirus		RAL
Equine Adenovirus 1		COR; KSU
Equine Adenovirus 2		COR
Equine Arteritis Virus		COR; DCPAH; RAL
Equine Coronavirus		DCPAH; RAL;
Equine Diarrhea Panel		TVMDL
Equine Encephalidites panel		UM
Equine Enteric Coronavirus		COR
Equine Herpes Virus 1		COR; DCPAH; RAL; UGA; PADDL; TVMDL; UM; WSU; ZOO
Equine Herpesvirus 2		COR; RAL; ZOO
Equine Herpesvirus 3		CO; RAL; ZOO
Equine Herpes Virus 4		COR; DCPAH; RAL; UGA; ZOO
Equine Herpesvirus 5		COR; DCPAH; RAL; ZOO
Equine herpesvirus 1/4		Labo; OSU
Equine herpesvirus 2/5		KSU; Labo
Equine Herpesvirus Gamma Panel	EHV-2 and 5	COR
Equine Herpesvirus Panel	EHV-1 and 4	CO; COR
Equine infectious anemia		ZOO
Equine Influenza		COR; DCPAH; KSU; OSU; RAL; UGA
Equine Respiratory Panel I	Includes: EHV1(Equine herpesvirus Type I), Influenza Type A, and Streptococcus equi ssp. equi	UGA
Equine Respiratory Panel II	Includes: EHV1, EHV4 (Equine herpesvirus Types 1 & 4), Influenza Type A, Streptococcus equi ssp. equi, Equine Arteritis Virus	UGA
Equine Respiratory PCR Panel	equine herpesviruses 1 and 4, equine adenoviruses 1 and 2, Equine rhinitis viruses A and B, equine arteritis virus, influenza A virus (matrix), and Streptococcus equi	COR
Equine Rhinitis Virus A		COR; KSU; RAL
Equine Rhinitis Virus B		COR; RAL
Equine Rotavirus		DCPAH; RAL
Equine Viral Arteritis		CO; KSU; Labo; OSU; TVMDL; UGA
Exotic Newcastle Disease Fusion (USDA)		UM
Exotic Newcastle Disease Virus		DCPAH; KSU
Feline Calicivirus		CO; DCPAH; Labo;  RAL; UGA; ZOO; Zurich
Feline systemic Calicivirus		Zurich
Feline Enteric Coronavirus/ also FIP		CO; COR; DCPAH; Labo; RAL; ZOO; Zurich
Feline Herpesvirus		DCPAH; Labo; RAL; UGA; ZOO; Zurich
Feline Herpesvirus-1 (FHV 1)		CO; TVMDL
Feline Herpesvirus-1/Chlamydophila		CO
Feline Herpesvirus-1/Chlamydophila/Mycoplasma		CO
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus	This PCR targets cellular proviral DNA in all FIV strains (A, B1, C, D, and B2/E) in infected cats.	CO; Labo; RAL; UGA; ZOO; Zurich
Feline Influenza Virus Matrix		COR
Feline Leukemia Virus	This PCR targets cellular proviral DNA of all three subtypes of FeLV (-A, -B, and-C) in infected cats.	DCPAH; Labo; RAL; UGA; ZOO; Zurich
Feline Neurological Disease, Central Nervous System	Includes Toxoplasma gondii, Cryptococcus neoformans, Feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIP), Feline panleukopenia virus (FPV), Feline Immunodeficiency virus ( FIV)	UGA
Feline Ocular Panel	Panel includes: Feline herpesvirus, Chlamydophila felis, Feline calicivirus	UGA
Feline Panleukopenia (parvovirus)		CO; DCPAH; Labo; RAL; UGA; ZOO
Feline Respiratory Disease Core Panel	feline calicivirus, herpesvirus, chlamydia	DCPAH
Feline Respiratory Panel 1	Includes: Feline Herpesvirus, Chlamydophila felis, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Mycoplasma spp., Influenza A, Feline Calicivirus	UGA
Ferret Aleutian Disease		DCPAH; RAL
Ferret Enteric Coronavirus		COR; DCPAH
Ferret Epizootic Catarrhal Enteritis		RAL
Ferret Influenza Virus Matrix		COR
Ferret Rotavirus A		DCPAH
Ferret Rotavirus C		DCPAH
Filoviruses	Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus	VRL
Foamy viruses, simian	primates	VRL; ZOO
Foot and Mouth Disease Virus		RAL; UGA
Fowl adenovirus (FAdV-A to AdV-E)		RAL; PADDL
Hantavirus		RAL
Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis Virus - HEV (VWD)		UM
Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis Virus (VWD) Full Length HE Gene Sequencing		UM
Gibbon ape leukemia virus		ZOO
Hantavirus		ZOO
Hepatitis A virus		ZOO
Hepatitis B virus		VRL; ZOO
Hepatitis C virus		ZOO
Hepatitis E virus	Ferret and rabbit	RAL; ZOO
Herpesvirus Consensus PCR	Universal Herpesvirus detection	UGA
Herpes ateles type I		ZOO
Herpes ateles type II		ZOO
Herpes ateles type III		ZOO
Herpes B virus		VRL; ZOO
Herpes, human type 6		ZOO
Herpes, human type 7		ZOO
Herpes, human type 8		ZOO
Herpes papio 1		ZOO
Herpes papio 2		ZOO
Herpes saimiri type I		ZOO
Herpes saimiri type II		ZOO
Herpes simplex type 1		ZOO
Herpes simplex type 2		ZOO
Herpes tamarinus		ZOO
HIV-1/HIV-2/SIV screen		ZOO
Human adenoviruses		ZOO
Human immunodeficiency virus types 1 & 2		ZOO
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I		ZOO
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type II		ZOO
Human varicella-zoster		ZOO
IAPV (Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus)		RAL
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)		DCPAH; KSU; TVMDL; UGA; UM; CO; OSU
Infectious Bronchitis Virus		DCPAH; ZOO; PADDL
Infectious Bursal Disease		WSU; ZOO
Infectious Laryngotracheitis virus (GHV-1)		DCPAH; RAL; PADDL; TVMDL; ZOO
Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus		WSU
Infectious salmon anemia virus		WSU
Influenza (N1 subtype)		CO; UM
Influenza A Matrix (IAV)		CO; COR; KSU; Labo; OSU; RAL; TVMDL; UGA; UM; ZOO
Influenza matrix gene (H1N1)		CO
Influenza Virus - Group A, Subtyping for H & N		UM
Influenza Virus - Group A, Subtyping for H5/H7 (USDA)		UM
Influenza Virus for Routine Testing - Group A Matrix RRT - PCR		UM
Influenza Virus Sequencing		UM
Insect Iridescent Virus		RAL
Iridovirus	Insect/reptile	RAL
Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus (JSRV) - PCR		CO
Japanese encephalitis		ZOO
KBV (Kashmir Bee Virus)		RAL
Koi Herpes Virus		Labo; OSU; RAL; UM; WSU
Koi Poxvirus		RAL
Lab Animal FHCC Combo PCR	Includes Feline herpes, Chlamydophila felis, and Feline Calicivirus	UGA
Lab Animal Primate Fecal Panel I	Includes: Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Campylobacter thermotolerant species (jejuni, coli, upsaliensis, lari),Yersinia enterocolitica, Helicobacter spp. This Campylobacter PCR specifically targets the thermotolerant species.	UGA
Lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus (LDV)		ZOO
Leukemia, gibbon, strain Seato		ZOO
Leukemia, gibbon, strain SF		ZOO
Lymphocryptoviruses		VRL; ZOO
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)		RAL; ZOO
Malignant Catarrhal Fever		CO; DCPAH; TVMDL; WSU
Marek’s Disease virus (GHV-2)		RAL; TVMDL
Measles virus		ZOO
Middle Eastern Respiratory Virus (MERS)		RAL
Mink Enteric Coronavirus		COR
Mink enteritis virus (parvovirus)		ZOO
Minute Virus of Mice		UGA; ZOO
Monkeypox		ZOO
Morbillivirus	Identifies all morbilliviruses.	UGA
Mouse Hepatitis Virus		UGA; ZOO
Mouse Norovirus		UGA; ZOO
Mouse Parvovirus		UGA; ZOO
Mouse Polyoma Virus		UGA; ZOO
Mouse poxvirus		ZOO
Mouse rotavirus		ZOO
Murine adenovirus		UGA; ZOO
Murine Pneumovirus		UGA
Murine Reovirus-3		UGA; ZOO
Murine sendai virus		UGA; ZOO
Myxomatosis virus		Labo; RAL
Newcastle Disease		DCPAH; OSU; RAL; TVMDL; UGA; UM
Nidovirus	Ball Python	RAL
Ophidian Paramyxovirus		RAL
Orthopoxvirus		RAL; UGA
Ovine Herpesvirus 2 (OHV-2 MCF) - PCR		CO
Ovine Progressive Pneumonia Virus (OPP) - PCR		CO
Pacheco's disease		ZOO
Papillomavirus		UGA; ZOO
Papular Stomatitis Virus		COR
Parapox virus		COR; TVMDL
Parvovirus		COR; TVMDL; ZOO; Zurich
Pestivirus - PCR		CO
Pigeon Adenovirus		RAL
Pigeon Circovirus (PCV)		Labo; RAL; ZOO
Pigeon Herpesvirus (CoHV-1)		RAL
Pigeon-paramyxovirus		RAL
Pneumovirus N		COR
Porcine Circovirus Type 1		DCPAH
Porcine Circovirus Type 2		DCPAH; KSU; TVMDL; ZOO; PADDL
Porcine Cytomegalovirus - PCMV		UM; ZOO
Porcine Enteric Coronavirus RT-qPCR Multiplex		TVMDL
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PEDV) Whole Genome Next Gen Sequencing		UM
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus		KSU; OSU; RAL; UGA; PADDL
Porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis		ZOO
Porcine parainfluenza		KSU
Porcine Parvovirus		DCPAH; UM; ZOO; PADDL
Porcine lymphotropic herpesvirus 1 and 2		ZOO
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)		CO; DCPAH; KSU; TVMDL; UGA; UM; PADDL
Porcine respiratory coronavirus		PADDL
Porcine Rotavirus		DCPAH; KSU; UM
Porcine Rotavirus Sequencing - Type A (VP7 and VP4)		UM
Porcine Rotavirus Sequencing - Type B (VP7)		UM
Porcine Rotavirus Sequencing - Type C (VP7)		UM
Porcine Torque Teno Virus (I/II)		KSU
Porcine Torovirus		KSU
Pseudocowpox Virus		COR
Pseudorabies		ZOO
Psittacid Herpesvirus (genotypes 1-4)		RAL
Psittacine Adenovirus		RAL
Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease		RAL; ZOO
Rat coronavirus		ZOO
Rat Parvovirus		UGA
Rabbit fibroma virus		ZOO
Rabies virus		RAL; ZOO
Ranavirus		RAL; ZOO
Reovirus		ZOO
Reptile Adenovirus		UGA
Respiratory syncytial virus	primate	VRL
Reticuloendotheliosis virus		TVMDL
Rhesus rhadinovirus		ZOO
Rotavirus		ZOO
Rotavirus (bovine/camelid)		OSU
Sac Brood Virus (SBV)		RAL
Seneca Valley Virus		KSU; UM
Simian adenovirus		VRL
Simian agent 8	Herpes simplex- like virus	ZOO
Simian hemorrhagic fever virus		ZOO
Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)	Various species- see link	VRL; ZOO
Simian parainfluenza virus (SV-5)		ZOO
Simian parvovirus		VRL
Simian retrovirus, type 1, 2, 3, 5		ZOO
Simian type D retrovirus		VRL
Simian sarcomavirus		ZOO
Simian T-cell leukemia virus, type 1-3		VRL; ZOO
Simian vacuolating virus 40 (SV-40)		VRL; ZOO
Simian varicella-zoster		VRL; ZOO
Spring Viremia of Carp		UM; WSU
Squirrel monkey retrovirus		ZOO
St. Louis encephalitis virus		ZOO
Sunshine virus	Snakes	RAL
Swine Delta Coronavirus		KSU; UGA
Swine Hepatitis E Virus		UM
Swine Influenza Matrix		COR; DCPAH; KSU; OSU; TVMDL; UGA; WSU; PADDL
Swine vesicular disease		ZOO
Testudinid herpesvirus	Tortoise	Labo; RAL
Theiler’s disease (pegivirus)		ZOO
Tick-borne encephalitis virus		Zurich
Tobacco Ringspot Virus	Bees	RAL
Transmissible Gastroenteritis (TGE)		DCPAH; KSU; COR; UGA; UM; PADDL
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis virus		ZOO
Vesicular stomatitis virus		CO
Vesivirus		UGA; ZOO
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS)		UM; WSU
Virulent Newcastle Disease		CO
West Nile virus		CO; COR; DCPAH; OSU; RAL; TVMDL; WSU; ZOO; PADDL
Western Equine Encephalitis Virus (WEEV)		CO; ZOO
Yellow Fever virus		ZOO

 

Labs

Animal Laboratories
AHT: Animal Health Trust, UK
CO: Colorado State University, USA
COR: Cornell University, USA
CDC: Centers for Disease Control, USA
CT: University of Connecticut, USA
DCPAH: Michigan State University, USA
FADDL: Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, USA
GLAS: University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
GOC: University of Guelph, Canada
GmBH: IVD GmBH, Germany
IDL: infectious Disease Laboratory, USA
ISU: Iowa State University, USA
KSU: Kansas State University, USA
MO: University of Missouri, USA
NC: North Carolina State University, USA
NDSU: North Dakota State University, USA
NE: Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, USA
NVSL: National Veterinary Services Laboratories, USA
PUR: Purdue University, USA
RAL: Research Associates Laboratory, USA
SKW: Prairie Diagnostic Services, Saskatchewan, Canada
TOSU: The Ohio State University, USA
TVMDL: Texas Vet Med Diagnostic Lab, USA
UA: University of Arizona, Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory, USA
UCD: University of California- Davis, USA
ULiv: University of Liverpool, England, UK
UGA: University of Georgia, USA
UF: University of Florida, USA
UM: University of Minnesota, USA
UNAM:  Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
UPenn: University of Pennsylvania, USA
UPre: University of Pretoria, South Africa
OSU: Oregon State University, USA
VETD: Vet Diagnostics, Lyon, France
VRL: VRL Labs, USA
VIO: Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK
WSU: Washington State University, USA
ZOO: Zoologix, USA
Zurich: University of Zurich, Switzerland

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