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Parasitology
| Effective January 1, 2009 | | |
Note: A $10 accession fee and a $10 hazardous waste disposal fee will be applied to all submissions. All fees are in US $. |
| Click the name of the test or procedure for detailed information. |
| Baermann Sedimentation | | Fee: 16.25 | Specimen: 10 gm or 2 tablespoons of fresh feces | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
2-3 days | | Comments: Do not freeze. |
Top of Page | Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (Intestine squash) | | Fee: 5.00 per fish | Specimen: 1) whole fish
2) viscera | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Coccidia Speciation | | Fee: 19.00 | Specimen: 3-5 gm or 1 tablespoon of fresh feces | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1-2 days | | Comments: Do not freeze. |
Top of Page | Cryptosporidium - Crypto (Carbol Fuschin Direct Smear) | Fee: 20.00
(10 or more samples 15.00 each) | Specimen: 3-5 gm fresh feces or fixed feces in 5% formalin (see comments) | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: 5 gm feces is approximately equal to 1 tablespoon; 5% formalin solution equals 5 ml of stock formaldehyde solution and 95 ml of water. |
Top of Page | Cryptosporidium - Crypto Immunofluorescence | Fee: 25.75
(Giardia IFA can be added at no additional charge) | Specimen: 3-5 gm fresh feces or fixed feces in 5% formalin (see comments) | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: 5 gm feces is approximately equal to 1 tablespoon; 5% formalin solution equals 5 ml of stock formaldehyde solution and 95 ml of water. |
Top of Page | Ectoparasite Exam | | Fee: 24.50 | Specimen: preserve in 70% ethanol | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1-4 days | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Fecal Flotation or Smear | Fee: 16.50 each
(10 or more samples 11.00 each) | Specimen: 3-5 gm or 1 tablespoon of fresh feces | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Giardia Immunofluorescence | Fee: 25.75
(Cryptosporidia IFA may be added at no additional charge) | Specimen: 3-5 gm fresh feces or fixed feces in 5% formalin (see comments) | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: 5 gm feces is approximately equal to 1 tablespoon; 5% formalin solution equals 5 ml of stock formaldehyde solution and 95 ml of water. |
Top of Page | Heartworm, Canine/Feline (Dirocheck) | | Fee: 31.00 | Specimen: 1 ml serum or plasma | Shipping Container: plastic or glass tube | Coolant: frozen gel packs or frozen | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: Do not send whole blood. |
Top of Page | Knott's Test (Dirofilaria) | | Fee: 23.00 | Specimen: 1 ml whole blood | Shipping Container: purple top tube | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: Do not freeze. |
Top of Page | Myxobolus cerebralis (Pepsin-Trypsin Digest) | | Fee: 9.00 per fish | Specimen: 1) whole fish
2) fish head | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 week | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Nematode Larva Culture & Identification | | Fee: 40.00 | Specimen: 20 gm or 4 tablespoons of fresh feces | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
2 weeks | | Comments: Do not freeze. |
Top of Page | Parasite Identification | | Fee: 29.50 | Specimen: preserve in 70% ethanol | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1-4 days | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Quantitative Fecal Exam | Fee: 21.50
(10 or more samples 12.75 each) | Specimen: 15 gm or 3 tablespoons of fresh feces | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: |
Top of Page | SNAP DX4 (Dirofilaria immitis Ag, Anaplasma phagocytophilum Ab, Lyme Ab, Ehrlichia canis Ab) | | Fee: 35.00 | Specimen: .5 ml serum, plasma or anti-coagulated whole blood | Shipping Container: plastic tube | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
next day | | Comments: Samples should be kept refrigerated. Serum or plasma may be frozen. |
| SNAP Test, Canine (Heartworm Ag, Lyme Ab) | | Fee: 33.00 | Specimen: 1) 1 ml serum or
2) 2 ml EDTA blood | Shipping Container: 1) plastic tube
2) purple top tube | Coolant: 1,2) frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
8 hrs | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Tritrichomonas - Trich Culture, Bovine Reproduction | | Fee: 17.00 | Specimen: 1) prepucial flush
2) cervical mucous | Shipping Container: Tritrichomonas transport media | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
6-14 days | | Comments: Transport media is supplied by the laboratory. |
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