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Test Code SOMIS-;Arbovirus IgM Panel,CSF Arbovirus IgM Antibody Panel, CSF

Important Note

This test will be ordered for all Arbovirus requests per Dr.'s William Nettleton, Jeffery Pearson, Sarah Sharghi, and Richard VanEnk as of 7/21/21.

Do Not send to STATE after November 12 per Dr. Pearson (test done at MDHHS only May-Oct) forward to MAYO-code ABOPC

ANALYTES TESTED:    Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE), California Group (CGV) Encephalitis [Lacrosse Strain], and West Nile virus (WNV) antibodies.

Specimen Required

Specimen Required: CSF

Minimum Acceptable Volume: 1.5 ml

Container: 3-5 ml polypropylene screw capped tube or CSF tube #2 or #3.

Useful For

Determination of recent infection by demonstration of IgM antibody in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF).

Method Name

Methodology:  CGV – IgM Capture ELISA.  EEE, SLE, WNV – Microsphere Immunoassay (MIA). 

Turn Around Time: 1-2 weeks (results usually available within 1 week).

Where/When Performed: Lansing, weekly (May – October).

Specimens received November through April will be referred to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for testing.

Stability Information

Test Request Form DCH-0583 

Specimen Submission Guidelines

Transport Temperature: Frozen, wet ice or ambient temperature.

Specimen Minimum Volume

1.5 ml

Performing Laboratory

MDHHS Laboratory

Lansing, MI