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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| PCR identification and serotyping | Listeria |
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10 | 138.22 € | Wesley Mattheus, |
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| Avian thyphoid Salmonellosis | Rapid agglutination Pullorose | Lyophilized serum, Serum | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 1.61 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Botulism | Detection of botulinum toxins (reference method in vivo) | animal sample, Serum |
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10 | 182.90 € | Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen, botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Botulism | Detection of C. botulinum (in vivo reference method) | animal sample |
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15 | 337.00 € | Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen, botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Botulism | Detection of neurotoxinogenic C. botulinum type A, B, E, C, C-D, D, D-C (realtime PCR) | animal sample | No | 15 | 317.00 € | Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen, botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Campylobacteriosis | Detection of Campylobacter | faeces |
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9 | 59.50 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Campylobacteriosis | Campylobacter identification | strain | No | 5 | 35.90 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Campylobacteriosis | MIC Campylobacter | strain |
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Not applicable | 54.50 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Chlamydiosis | PCR Chlamydophila abortus | Abomasum, Abomasum contents, After-birth, Biological material, Bronchial rince, Cotyledon, Fetus, Heart, Kidney, Liver, Lung, Master Seed Virus, Nasal swab, Organ, Pancreas, Spleen, Swab, Vaginal fluid, Vaginal swab | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 57.06 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Clostridium | Toxinotype of C. perfringens (realtime PCR) | strain | No | 15 | 142.07 € | Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen, botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Clostridium | Isolation and identification Clostridium spp. | Bacterial strain, Bone meal, Chicken droppings, Crop contents, End product, Feces, Fertlizer, Fischmeal, Food, Horse feed, Intestine, Jejunum, Kitchen waste, Liver, Meal, Meat meal, Milk, Milk powder, Mud, Pellet, Pool organs, Raw material, Seed, Treated feces, Water | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 34.54 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Clostridium chauvoei | Isolation and identification Clostridium chauvoei | End product, Fertlizer, Intestine, Kidney, Liver, Mud, Raw material, Seed, Spleen, Water | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 34.54 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Contagious epidymitis | Complement fixation test Brucella ovis | Serum | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 27.98 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Dermatophytose, Mold, Yeast | Antifungal resistance testing | strain |
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7 | 191 €; dermatofyten: 232 € | bccm.ihem@sciensano.be |
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| Dermatophytose, Mold, Yeast | MALDI-TOF MS identification of yeasts and molds (non-clinical fungi) | strain | No | 8 | 92 € | bccm.ihem@sciensano.be |
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| Dermatophytose, Mold, Yeast | Identification by DNA sequencing (non-clinical fungi) | strain | No | 15 | 1 gene = 149 € / additional gene = 40 € | bccm.ihem@sciensano.be |
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| E. coli | MIC E. coli | strain |
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Not applicable | 50.70 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | ESBL PCR identification | strain | No | Not applicable | 0.00 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | PFGE | strain | No | 35 | 0.00 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | Sequencing of AmpC | strain | No | Not applicable | 0.00 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | AmpC ID | strain | No | 35 | 0.00 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | Sequencing of ESBL | strain | No | Not applicable | 0.00 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | MIC E.coli ESBL | strain |
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Not applicable | 50.70 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | Detection of Escherichia coli ESBL EU | faeces |
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8 | 70.50 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Enterocoques | Isolation Enterococcus | Agar plate, End product, Fertlizer | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | 15.10 € | Cécile Boland, |
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| General bacteriology | Anaerobia identification | Fetus, Ganglia, Jejunum, Lumpy Skin OBP, Lung, Nasal discharge, Nasal swab, Puncture fluid, Spleen, Swab | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 21.17 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| General bacteriology | Specie identification | strain | No | 6 | 35.90 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| General bacteriology | Anaerobia isolation | Brain, Cell culture, Fetus, Ganglia, Jejunum, Kidney, Lung, Nasal discharge, Nasal swab, Puncture fluid, Spleen, Swab | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 16.96 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Infectious haematopoietic necrosis | Realtime RT-PCR for the detection of IHNV | Antigen for PCR, Heart, Kidney, Pool organs, Spleen |
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2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 56.67 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Listeriosis | Serotyping by slide agglutination | strain |
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10 | 37.75 € | Wesley Mattheus, Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Bacterial identification | strain |
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10 | 53.25 € | Wesley Mattheus, Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Antimicrobial susceptibility | strain |
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15 | 101.40 € | Wesley Mattheus, Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Pulsed field Gel electrophoresis | strain |
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20 | On request | Wesley Mattheus, Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Methicillin resistant staph. aureus | PCR 398 MRSA | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 0.00 € | Cécile Boland, |
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| Methicillin resistant staph. aureus | Identification PCR MRSA | Bacterial strain, Pool maximum 20 nasal swabs | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 0.00 € | Cécile Boland, |
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| Methicillin resistant staph. aureus | Antibiotics sensitivity test MRSA | Bacterial strain |
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3 | Monday, Tuesday | 63.38 € | Cécile Boland, |
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| Mycoplasmosis | Identification Mycoplasma | Abomasum contents, Bacterial strain, Biological material, Bronchial rince, Cavitary liquid, Cell culture, Eggshell membrane, Eye, Eyelid, Joint, Liver, Lung, Lung fluid, Master Seed Virus, Milk, Nasal swab, Pus, Sperm, Swab, Swab of conjunctiva, Trachea swab | No | 32 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 21.17 € | Cécile Boland, David Fretin, |
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| Mycoplasmosis | Isolation Mycoplasma spp. | Bacterial strain, Biological material, Bronchial rince, Cavitary liquid, Cell culture, Eggshell membrane, Eye, Eyelid, Foetal calf serum, Joint, Liver, Lung, Lung fluid, Master Seed Virus, Milk, Nasal swab, Peritoneal fluid, Pus, Sperm, Spleen, Swab, Swab of conjunctiva, Trachea, Trachea swab | No | 32 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 69.07 € | Cécile Boland, David Fretin, |
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| Newcastle disease | Assay of viral strain | Viral strain | No | 7 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 212.89 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Parachlamydia | PCR parachlamydia | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 57.06 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Newcastle disease | Titrationvirus | No | 30 | Monday, Wednesday | 212.89 € | Mieke Steensels, |
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| Salmonellosis | phenotypic ESBL | strain |
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Not applicable | 0.00 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, cristina.garcia-graells@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | MLVA Enteritidis | strain |
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10 | 138.22 € | Wesley Mattheus, foodmicro@sciensano.be, salmonella@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | Salmonella serotyping | strain |
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6 | 89.75 € | Wesley Mattheus, foodmicro@sciensano.be, salmonella@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | MIC Salmonella ESBL | Strains |
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Not applicable | 50.70 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | MIC Salmonella | Strains |
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Not applicable | 50.70 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | MLVA Typhimurium | strain |
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10 | 138.22 € | Wesley Mattheus, foodmicro@sciensano.be, salmonella@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | PCR EFSA | Strains |
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5 | 0.00 € | Wesley Mattheus, foodmicro@sciensano.be, salmonella@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | Pusle field Gel Electrophoresis | strain |
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20 | On request | Wesley Mattheus, foodmicro@sciensano.be, salmonella@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | PCR S. Typhimurium monophasic variant | Bacterial strain | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 49.64 € | Marcella Mori, |
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