Alternate Blood Borne Infections

EDTA Whole Blood

24/7

Babesia - microscopy (24 hours) and PCR (up to 21 days)

Filaria - microscopy (2 days) and serology (up to 42 days)

Anaplasmosis - PCR testing (up to 30 days)

Testing Included:

Babesia:

Smears should be prepared immediately within 1 hour of specimen collection.

Morphological examination of stained thick and thin film preparations, speciation and calculation of parasitemia level (%).

PHL - microscopic confirmation & PCR molecular species identification.

Filaria:

Smears should be prepared immediately within 1 hour of specimen collection.

Morphological examination of stained thick and thin film preparations.

PHL - microscopic confirmation & Filariasis serology testing.

Anaplasmosis:

PHL - EDTA whole blood sent to PHL for confirmatory PCR testing.

Store room temp