Contact Information Phone: (785) 532-5650 Toll Free: (866) 512-5650 Fax: (785) 532-4481 Email: DlabOffice@vet.k-state.edu Personnel Roman R. Ganta, M.S., Ph.D., Professor Coordinator for Vector-Borne Pathogen Diagnostics Kamesh R. Sirigireddy, B.V.Sc.& A.H., M.S., Diagnostics Specialist Chuanmin Cheng, M.S., Microbiologist III   Vector-Borne Pathogens Tests and Fees Canine Ehrlichiosis/Anaplasmosis West Nile Virus Submission Guidelines

Our laboratory tests for Vector-Borne Pathogens using Real-Time PCR equipment. We provide testing for Canine Ehrlichiosis / Anaplasmosis and West Nile Virus. Please check with the laboratory for other tests that might be available.

Canine Ehrlichiosis/Anaplasmosis

Tested by Real Time RT-PCR
Pathogens tested:
     Ehrlichia canis
     Ehrlichia chaffeensis
     Ehrlichia ewingii
     Anaplasma platys
     Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Samples Accepted
     EDTA Blood

West Nile Virus

Tested by Real Time RT-PCR
Pathogen tested:
     West Nile Virus
Samples Accepted
     Equine Brain Tissues
     Oral / Cloacal Swabs of Birds
     Mosquito Pools

Molecular Diagnostic Vector-Borne Pathogen Submission Guidelines

Use the General Submission Form to submit Vector-Borne Pathogen samples.

Canine Ehrlichiosis/Anaplasmosis
Collect 2 ml of blood into a tube containing EDTA (purple top tube). Send it to the laboratory by overnight shipment in ice packing.

West Nile Virus
Collect oral or cloacal swabs using a sterile cotton swab from a dead or suspected bird and dip the swab in BA-1 diluents (available from the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory) and mail it to the diagnostic laboratory in ice packing by overnight shipment.

Collect a piece (1 cm cube or less) of brain and spinal cord tissues from the suspected birds/animals and send it to the diagnostic laboratory in a sealed cover by overnight shipment in freeze pack.

Collect mosquito samples and send the pool of mosquitoes in a sealed sac under freezing conditions.