Sciensano performs biological analyses for identification of pathogens in animals.
How to request a veterinary analysis?
- Fill in the request form
- Prepare your shipment. A package must contain:
- A paper copy of the request form
- correctly identified samples with sturdy and watertight packaging. Highly virulent pathogenic agents require special packaging!
- Send your package to the address indicated on the request form.
Samples which don’t comply with transport regulation will be destroyed.
The turnaround time only includes the maximum number of working days required for the laboratory analyses. Administrative processing (1 to 2 working days) is not included.
Species | Disease | Analysis name | Material(s) | Accreditation | Turnaround time (in days) | Analysis performed on | Price | Contact person(s) | URL to form(s) |
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Equidae | Babesiosis | Immunofluorescence | Paired sera, Serum | No | 10 | Monday | 107.08 € | Ann Brigitte Cay, Marylene Tignon, |
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Equidae | CEM | RT-PCR for the detection of Taylorella equigenitalis | Cervix, Clitoral fossa swab, Clitoral sinuses swab, Clitoris swab, Fossa glandis swab, Lateral clitoral sinuses swab, Median clitoral sinuses swab, Prepuce swab, Sinus urethralis and Fossa glandis swab, Swab, Swab of the urethra, Urethral sinus swab, Urethrea and Pre-ejaculatory swab, Urinary meatus swab, Uterus swab, Vaginal swab | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 61.36 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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Equidae | CEM | Isolation and identification Taylorella equigenitalis | After-birth, Bacterial strain, Cervix, Clitoral fossa swab, Clitoral sinuses swab, Clitoris swab, Endometrium, Fossa glandis swab, Lateral clitoral sinuses swab, Median clitoral sinuses swab, Pre-ejaculatory fluid, Prepuce swab, Sinus urethralis and Fossa glandis swab, Sperm, Swab, Swab of the urethra, Urethral sinus swab, Urethrea and Pre-ejaculatory swab, Urinary meatus swab, Uterus swab | 12 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 43.94 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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Equidae | Dourine | Complement fixation test dourine | Paired sera, Serum | No | 4 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 73.28 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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Equidae | Eastern equine encephalitis | Seroneutralisation Eastern equine encephalitis | Plasma, Serum | No | 10 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 46.42 € | David Lefebvre, Ilse De Leeuw, Nick De Regge, Nina Krešić, |
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Equidae | EHV1 | Molecular test | After-birth, Brain, Cell culture, EDTA Blood, Embryo, Fetus, Liver, Lung, Nasal swab, Organ, Placenta fluid, Plasma, Pool organs, Sperm, Spinal, Spleen, Stock virus, Swab | No | 2 | Tuesday, Friday | 41.96 € | Ann Brigitte Cay, Marylene Tignon, Severine Matthijs, |
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Equidae | EHV1 | Seroneutralisation | Serum, Serum in pool | 3 | Friday | 46.42 € | Ann Brigitte Cay, Marylene Tignon, |
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Equidae | EVA | Molecular test | After-birth, Biological material, Bronchus, Cell culture, EDTA Blood, Heart, Liver, Lung, Nasal swab, Pre-ejaculatory fluid, Spleen, Stock virus, Swab, Trachea | No | 2 | Monday, Thursday | 75.26 € | Ann Brigitte Cay, Marylene Tignon, Severine Matthijs, |
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Equidae | EVA | Seroneutralisation | Paired sera, Serum | 3 | Friday | 46.42 € | Ann Brigitte Cay, Marylene Tignon, |
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Equidae | Glanders (Burkholderia mallei) | Complement fixation test glanders and melioidosis | Serum | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 56.32 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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Equidae | Infectious anaemia | Immunodiffusion | Plasma, Serum | 2 | Tuesday, Friday | 41.46 € | Ann Brigitte Cay, Marylene Tignon, |
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Equidae | Infectious anaemia | Immunodiffusion | Paired sera, Plasma | No | 2 | Tuesday, Friday | 41.46 € | Ann Brigitte Cay, Marylene Tignon, |
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Equidae | Influenza | Inhibition of hemagglutination Equi 1 | Paired sera, Plasma, Serum | No | 10 | Monday | 41.35 € | Ann Brigitte Cay, Marylene Tignon, |
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Equidae | Influenza | Isolation | Heart, Lung, Nasal swab, Swab, Throat swab, Trachea swab | No | 15 | Tuesday | 0.00 € | Ann Brigitte Cay, Marylene Tignon, Severine Matthijs, |
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Equidae | Influenza | Inhibition of hemagglutination Equi 2 AM | Paired sera, Plasma, Serum | No | 10 | Monday | 41.35 € | Ann Brigitte Cay, Marylene Tignon, |
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Equidae | Influenza | Molecular test | Bronchial mucus, Bronchial rince, EDTA Blood, Expectoration, Heart, Lung, Nasal discharge, Nasal swab, Plasma, Serum, Swab, Throat swab, Trachea, Trachea swab, tracheal fluid, Tracheal mucus, Tracheal wash | No | 2 | Monday, Thursday | 0.00 € | Ann Brigitte Cay, Marylene Tignon, Severine Matthijs, |
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Equidae | Influenza | Inhibition of hemagglutination Equi 2 EU | Paired sera, Plasma, Serum | No | 10 | Monday | 41.35 € | Ann Brigitte Cay, Marylene Tignon, |
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Equidae | Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis | Molecular test | Brain, EDTA Blood, Spleen | No | 2 | Monday, Thursday | 41.96 € | Nina Krešić, |
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Equidae | Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis | Seroneutralisation Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis | Plasma, Serum | No | 10 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 46.42 € | David Lefebvre, Ilse De Leeuw, Nick De Regge, Nina Krešić, |
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Equidae | West Nile | Molecular test | Brain, Cerebrospinal fluid, EDTA Blood, Heart, Serum, Spinal, Spleen, Stock virus | No | 2 | Monday, Thursday | 115.44 € | Nina Krešić, |
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Equidae | Western equine encephalitis | Seroneutralisation Western equine encephalitis | Plasma, Serum | No | 10 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 46.42 € | David Lefebvre, Ilse De Leeuw, Nick De Regge, Nina Krešić, |
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Equidae | Western equine encephalitis | Molecular test | Brain, EDTA Blood, Spleen | No | 2 | Monday, Thursday | 41.96 € | Nina Krešić, |
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Equidae, Other mammals, Rodents, Small Ruminants | EHV1 | Seroneutralisation | Cerebrospinal fluid, Paired sera, Plasma, Serum, Thoracic fluid | No | 3 | Friday | 46.42 € | Ann Brigitte Cay, Marylene Tignon, |
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Equidae, Other mammals, Ruminants, Small Ruminants, Suidae | Chlamydiosis | ELISA Chlamydophila abortus | Serum | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 35.29 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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Equidae, Other mammals, Ruminants, Small Ruminants, Suidae | Vesicular stomatitis | Molecular test VST | Crusts, EDTA Blood, Feces, Mouth lesion, Serum, Skin lesion, Swab, Tonsil, Vesicular tongue lesion, Viral strain | No | 8 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 135.92 € | Floris Breman, Ilse De Leeuw, Nick De Regge, |
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Equidae, Other mammals, Ruminants, Small Ruminants, Suidae | Vesicular stomatitis | Seroneutralisation VST | Serum | No | 16 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday | 114.99 € | Floris Breman, Ilse De Leeuw, Nick De Regge, |
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Equidae, Other mammals, Ruminants, Small Ruminants, Suidae | Vesicular stomatitis | Isolation VST | Mouth lesion, Nose lesion, Vesicular tongue lesion | No | 16 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday | 114.99 € | Floris Breman, Ilse De Leeuw, Nick De Regge, |
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Equidae, Ruminants | West Nile | ELISA West nile | Plasma, Serum | No | 2 | Tuesday | 36.03 € | David Lefebvre, Ilse De Leeuw, Nick De Regge, Nina Krešić, |
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Equidae, Ruminants, Small Ruminants, Suidae | Brucellosis | Rose bengale test | Lyophilized serum, Serum | 4 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 9.79 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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Equidae, Small Ruminants, Suidae | Brucellosis | PCR Brucella spp. | After-birth, Bacterial strain, Biological material, Bronchial ganglia, Bulk tank milk, Cerebrospinal fluid, Colostrum, Colostrum whey, Cotyledon, DNA, EDTA Blood, Fetus, Ganglia, Hemoculture, Iliac ganglion, Inguinal gland, Kidney, Larynx, Liquid, Liver, Lung, Lyophilized milk, Mamma, Mesenteric ganglia, Parotid ganglion, Powder, Pre-scapula ganglion, Puncture fluid, Pus, Retromammal ganglia, Retropharyngeal ganglia, RNA, Sperm, Spleen, Sub maxillary ganglion, Submandibular ganglion, Swab, Testicle, Tonsil, Uterus, Uterus contents | 4 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 62.02 € | Anneleen Matthijs, David Fretin, Marcella Mori, Sylvie Marche, |
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Hymenoptera | Acariose | Dissection | Carcass, Live animal | No | 7 | Monday | 11.51 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | Acute bee paralysis virus | RT-qPCR ABPV | Capped brood, Carcass, Live animal | No | 7 | Monday | 73.78 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | Aethina tumida | Real-time PCR Aethina tumida | Other invertebrates, Parasite | No | 7 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 123.67 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | American foulbrood | qPCR AFB | Capped brood | 7 | Monday | 41.60 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | American foulbrood | qPCR AFB | Capped brood, Live animal, Pollen | No | 7 | Monday | 41.60 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | American foulbrood | Isolation | Beeswax, Honeycomb | No | 14 | Monday | 41.60 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | American foulbrood | Dissection | Capped brood | No | 14 | Monday | 0.00 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | Black queen cell virus | RT-qPCR BQCV | Capped brood, Carcass, Live animal | No | 7 | Monday | 73.78 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | Chronic bee paralysis virus | RT-qPCR CBPV | Capped brood, Carcass, Live animal | No | 14 | Monday | 73.78 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | Deformed wing virus A | RT-qPCR DWV-A | Capped brood, Carcass, Live animal | No | 7 | Monday | 73.78 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | Deformed wing virus B | RT-qPCR DWV-B | Capped brood, Carcass, Live animal | No | 7 | Monday | 73.78 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | European foulbrood | qPCR EFB | Capped brood | 7 | Monday | 41.60 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | European foulbrood | Dissection | Beeswax, Capped brood, Honey | No | 14 | Monday | 0.00 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | European foulbrood | qPCR EFB | Capped brood, Live animal | No | 7 | Monday | 41.60 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | Kashmir bee virus | RT-qPCR KBV | Capped brood, Carcass, Live animal | No | 14 | Monday | 73.78 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | Nosemosis | Dissection | Carcass, Live animal | No | 7 | Monday | 11.51 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | Nosemosis | Molecular test Nosema bombi | Carcass, Live animal | No | 14 | Monday | 41.60 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | Nosemosis | Molecular test Nosema ceranae | Carcass, Live animal | No | 14 | Monday | 41.60 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | Nosemosis | Microscopy | Carcass, Live animal | No | 7 | Monday | 5.95 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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Hymenoptera | Nosemosis | Molecular test Nosema apis | Carcass, Live animal | No | 14 | Monday | 41.60 € | Severine Matthijs, |
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