Appendix A: Infectious & Metabolic Diseases
* C= Centralia G=Galesburg S=State Lab U=University of Illinois
| Disease | Specimen | Discipline | Labs |
| Abortion (See User manual) | -- | -- | -- |
| Actinomycosis/ Actinobacillosis |
abscess material
fixed abscess lesion |
Bacteriology
Histology |
C, G, U
C, G, U |
| Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae |
fresh lung
fixed lung |
Bacteriology
Histology |
C, G, U
C, G, U |
| Adenovirus infectious hepatitis (ICH, CAVI) |
fixed liver, kidney
fresh nasal and throat swabs, cerebral spinal fluid |
Histology
Virology |
C, G, U
C |
| Laryngotracheitis (CAV2), canine |
fixed lung, trachea, liver, kidney | Histology | C, G, U |
| Aleutian Disease | fixed lymph node, spleen,liver, kidney
serum |
Histology
Serology |
C, G, U C |
| Anthrax | blood, spleen | Bacteriology | C, G, U |
| Atrophic rhinitis | nasal swabs
6-8 week old pigs delivered to laboratory same day fixed nasal turbinate |
Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Black Leg /Malignant Edema |
fresh skeletal muscle fixed skeletal muscle |
Bacteriology Histology |
C,
G, U C, G, U |
| Blood culture | inoculated blood culture system | Bacteriology | C, G, U |
| Bluetongue | 10 ml heparinized blood (Green top tubes) Serum (CF,SN,ELISA) |
Virology Serology |
C C, U |
| Border Disease (BD/BVD) |
Dam:rectal, nasal swabs, whole blood (heparinized
preferred), serum
Lamb: 1/2 fresh brain, spinal cord, CSF,serum 1/2 fixed brain, spinal cord |
Virology Virology Histology |
C, G C, G, U C, G, U |
| Borreliosis (canine Borrelia burgdorferi infection) |
1 ml serum | Serology | U |
| Botulism | Serum | Bacteriology | G |
| Bovine leukosis | fixed lymph node and other involved organs
serum |
Histology
Serology |
G C, U C, U |
| Bovine Mammillitis | fresh vesicular fluid, scrapings, biopsy of lesion, serum
fixed biopsy of lesion |
Virology Histology |
U C, G, U |
| Bovine Respiratory Syncytial |
fresh lung, tracheal lavage fluid
Virus fixed lung |
Virology
Histology |
C, G, U
C, G, U |
| Bovine Virus Diarrhea |
fresh abomasum, ileum, spleen, lymph node; fetus (kidney, liver, lung, spleen) fixed abomasum, ileum serum(chronic cases) |
Histology Virology Virology |
C, G, U C, U C, U |
| Bovine Virus Diarrhea screening test |
serum (animals > 2 mon. age) |
Virology | U |
| Brucellosis ________ Livestock ________ Canine | See Abortion
heparinized blood Serum |
----- Bacteriology Serology |
C, G, U C, G, U C, G, U |
| Campylobacter/ abortion |
See Abortion | ----- | C, G, U |
| Canine Distemper | fresh urinary bladder, lung, brain, conjunctival smear, heparanized blood fixed brain, lung, urinary bladder, stomach, liver, kidney |
Virology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Canine Herpesvirus | fixed lung, liver, kidney, brain fixed lung, liver, kidney, brain |
Virology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Canine
Parvovirus/ Coronavirus |
fresh small intestine (multiple sections), feces,
fixed small intestine, spleen, mesenteric lymph nodes |
Virology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Caprine Contagious Arthritis/Encephalitis | fixed brain, synovial membrane, lung, mammary gland
serum |
Histology Serology |
C, G, U C, U |
| Caseous Lymphadenitis | fresh abscessed lymph fixed abscessed lymph node |
Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Chlamydia
______Abortion ______Avian ______Feline |
See
Abortion fresh lung, liver, nasal swabs, feces fixed lung, liver, ocular fresh ocular, pharyngeal swabs * fixed conjunctiva, lung * conjunctival scrapings |
Virology Histology Histology Histology Virology |
C, G, U C, G, U G C, U |
| Clostridium perfringens | fresh intestine, or intestinal contents fixed duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon |
Bacteriology Histology |
C, G C, G, U |
| Coccidiosis | feces,
intestine smears fixed duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and colon |
Parasitology Histology |
C,
G, U C, G, U |
| Colibacillosis ______Mammalian ______Avian |
fresh duodenum, jejunum and ileum
fixed duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon fresh liver, air sac swab fixed liver, spleen, air sac |
Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U C, G ,U |
| Contagious
Ecthyma (sore mouth, ORF) |
fresh
skin scrapings and crusts, vesicular fluid, serum fixed biopsy |
Virology Histology |
C, U C, G, U |
| Contagious Equine Metritis |
cervical secretions or male urethral fossa secretions (call laboratory for instructions) | Bacteriology | C |
| Coronavirus/Rotavirus _______Calf diarrhea _______Porcine | fresh
jejunum, ileum, spiral colon, intentinal contents or
feces (< 24 hours of onset) fixed duodenum, jejunum, ileum, spiral colon See Transmissible Gastroenteritis |
Virology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Cryptosporidiosis | fresh
intestine, fecal or intestinal smear, feces fixed ileum, spiral colon |
Parasitology Histology |
C, G C, G, U |
| Dermatophilus | fresh scabs, exudate fixed skin |
Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Dirofilariasis (canine, feline Dirofilaria immitis infection) |
1 ml serum or plasma | Serology | U |
| Edema Disease | fresh jejunum and ileum fixed brain, stomach, spiral colon |
Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Epididymitis – Ovine | semen semen, serum |
Bacteriology Serology |
C, G, U G |
| Erysipelas | fresh liver, kidney, spleen, lymph nodes | Bacteriology | C, G, U |
| Equine Adenovirus | live:
nasal and conjunctival swabs dead: lung, parotid salivary glands, pancreas, spleen, thymus, lymph nodes fixed lung |
Virology Histology |
U C, G, U |
| Equine Coital Exanthema(EHV-3) |
vesicular fluid of genital lesions | Virology | U |
| Equine Encephalomyelitis | Equine Encephalomyelitis fixed brain, spinal cord paired serum |
Virology Histology Serology |
* C, G, U * |
| Equine Infectious Anemia | fixed heart, liver, kidney, spleen serum |
Histology Serology |
C, G, U S, U |
| Equine Infertility | uterine swab uterine biopsy (best if obtained at estrus) |
Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Equine Influenza | nasal/pharyngeal swabs | Virology | C |
| Equine Rhinopneumonitis _______Abortion =================== _______Neurologic |
fresh
lung and trachea, nasal/pharyngeal swabs, tracheal lavage
fluid fixed lung paired serum __________________ See Abortion fresh lung, liver, spleen, kidney, thymus fixed liver, adrenal, lung, placenta fresh brain, spiral cord, cerebral spinal fluid fixed brain, spinal cord |
Virology Histology Serology _________ Virology Histology Virology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U C, U ____ C, G, U C, G, U C, G, U C, G, U |
| Equine
Viral Arteritis ____________Abortion |
fresh lung, bronchial lymph nodes, kidney, spleen paired serum fresh kidney, lung, spleen fixed liver, lung, kidney, placenta, spleen |
Virology Serology Virology Histology |
U C, U U C, G, U |
| Feline Calicivirus | fresh nasal, ocular, pharyngeal, oral ulcer swabs, lung, or
bronchial lym ph node, spleen fixed lung, oral ulcers paired serum |
Virology Histology Serology |
C, G, U C, G, U U |
| Feline Rhinotracheitis/ Herpesvirus |
fresh nasal, ocular, pharyngeal, oral ulcer swabs, lung, bronchial lymph nodes, spleen fixed lung, oral ulcers paired serum |
Virology Histology Serology |
C, G, U C, G, U U |
| Feline Panleukopenia/ Parvovirus |
fresh duodenum, jejunum, ileum fixed jduodenum, jejunum, ileum paired serum |
Virology Histology Serology |
C, G, U C, G, U U |
| Feline Infectious Peritonitis | lung, liver, or organs w/ gross lesions fixed brain, eye, intestine, lung, liver, kidney, spleen serum, effusion fluids |
Virology Histology Serology |
C, G, U C, U C, U |
| Feline Immunodeficiency Virus |
serum | Serology | C, U |
| Feline Leukemia Virus | serum | Serology | C, U |
| Feline Leukemia FOCMA | serum | Serology | C, U |
| Glasser's Disease | See porcine polyserositis | ------- | ---- |
| Heartworm (canine, feline Dirofilaria immitis infection) | 1 ml serum or plasma | Serology | C, U |
| Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis Virus | fresh brain, tonsil, mandibular lymph node, lung, kidney, spleen fixed brain |
Virology Histology |
U C, G, U |
| Hemophilus somnus ______Pneumonia ______TEM | fresh
lung fresh lung fresh brain fixed brain |
Bacteriology Histology Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U C, G, U C, G, U |
| Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome |
fresh affected small intestine, spiral colon fixed affected small intestine and spiral colon |
Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Inclusion Body Rhinitis | fixed nasal turbinate | Histology | C, G, U |
| Infectious
Bovine Rhinotracheitis _________Respiratory _________Abortion |
see Shipping Fever see Abortion |
----- | ----- |
| Johne's Disease | fresh feces, ileum, spiral colon, regional mesenteric lymph node fixed ileum, spiral colon, regionalmesenteric lymph node serum milk |
Bacteriology Histology Serology Serology |
C, G, U C, G, U C C |
| Laryngotracheitis (Herpes) Chicken |
trachea | Histology | U, G |
| Leptospirosis _______Abortion _______Neurologic | see Abortion fresh kidney (not frozen) fixed kidney |
------ Bacteriology Histology |
---- C, G, U C, G, U |
| Listeriosis ________Abortion ________Neurologic |
See Abortion fresh 1/2 brain fixed 1/2 brain |
------- Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U C, G, U |
| Lyme disease (canine Borrelia burgdorferi infection) |
1 ml serum | Serology | U |
| Malignant Catarrhal Fever |
heparinized blood fixed brain, lung, liver kidney, spleen, lymph node serum |
Virology Histology Virology Serology |
* C, G, U C, G, U * |
| Mastitis | fresh milk; use proper sample container half full or less. Call Lab before submitting large (>15) numbers of samples |
Bacteriology Bacteriology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Mycoplasma Arthritis | fresh joint fluid or swab fixed synovial membrane |
Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Mycoplasma hyorhinis | See porcine polyserositis | ----- | ---- |
| Mycoplasma pneumonia |
fresh lung fixed lung |
Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Nocardiosis | fresh
involved organ or lesion fixed lesion |
Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Ovine
Progressive Pneumonia (Visna, Maedi) |
fixed
lung serum |
Histology Serology |
C, G, U C, U |
| Porcine Enterovirus | serum | Serology | C |
| Porcine Parvovirus | fresh mummified fetus or fetal lung paired serum |
Virology Serology |
C, G, U C, U |
| Porcine Polyserositis | fresh meningeal, peritoneal, pleural and/or joint swabs,lung fixed brain, heart, lung, liver, spleen |
Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Porcine Reproductive ____Respiratory Syndrome | fresh lung, serum fixed brain, heart, lung serum |
Virology Histology Serology |
U, G C, G, U C, G, U |
| Proliferative Ileitis | fixed ileum, spiral colon | Histology | C, G, U |
| Pseudo-cowpox | fresh vesicular fluid, scrapings biopsy of lesion, serum fixed biopsy |
Virology Histology |
U C, G, U |
| Pseudorabies | fresh brain, lung, tonsils, spleen fixed brain serum |
Virology Histology Serology |
C, G, U C,G,U C, G |
| Rabies | fresh brain | Virology | C, G |
| Rhodococcus equi | fresh lung, or other affected tissue | Bacteriology | C, G, U |
| Rotavirus ________Calf ________ Porcine |
See Corona Virus fresh jejunum, ileum, fecal fixed duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon |
---- Virology Histology |
--- C, G, U C, G, U |
| Salmonellosis | fresh lung, liver, jejunum, ileum, mesenteric lymph node, colon, colonic lymph node, kidney, spleen fixed lung, liver, duodenum,jejunum, ileum, colon, kidney, spleen, lymph nodes |
Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U C, G, U |
| Salt Poisoning | fixed brain serum or cerebral spinal fluid brain, 20 g, chill |
Histology Clin Path Toxicology |
C, G, U C, G C, U |
| Semen Testing, Bovine Viral Isolation |
6 straws or equivalent per animal frozen in liquid nitrogen | Virology | C |
| Shipping Fever (Bovine)/i> __Parainfluenza(PI-3) | fresh lung, trachea, ocular swabs, nasal swabs, respiratory
lymph nodes, spleen fixed lung, trachea paired serum fresh lung, trachea paired serum |
Bacteriology Histology Serolology Virology Serology |
C, G, U C, G, U C, U U C, U |
| Strangles | abscess exudate | Bacteriology | C, G, U |
| Swine Dysentery | fresh spiral colon fixed spiral colon |
Bacteriology Histology |
C, G, U Histology |
| Swine Influenza | fresh lung, trachea, respiratory lymph nodes fixed lung paired serum |
Virology Histology Serology |
C, G, U C, G, U U |
| Systemic Fungus | fresh involved organ fixed lung, liver, other involved organs serum |
Bacteriology Histology Serology |
C, G, U C, G, U U |
| Toxoplasmosis | serum | Serology | C |
| Transmissible Gastroenteritis | fresh jejunum and terminal ileum (do not freeze), diarrheic feces fixed duodenum, jejunum, ileum, spiral colon paired serum |
Virology Histology Serology |
C, G, U C, G, U C, G, U |
| Trichomoniasis | See Abortion uterine exudate, preputial scraping |
Bacteriology | C, G |
| Tuberculosis | fresh involved tissue * fixed involved tissue (samples will be forwarded to NVSL) |
Bacteriology Histology |
G, C C, G, U |
| Tyzzer's Disease | fixed liver, ileum, colon | Histo | C, G, U |
| Vesicular Stomatitis | fresh vesicular fluid, scrapings, biopsy, serum fixed biopsy of lesion serum |
Virology Histology Serology |
* , U C, G, U C |
| Weak Calf Syndrome (BVDV) | fresh lung, liver, spleen, lymph node fixed brain, heart, lung, liver, kidney, skeletal muscle serum |
Bacteriology Virology Histology Serology |
C, G, U C, G, U C, U |
| White Muscle Disease | fixed skeletal muscle, heart, tongue serum, liver |
Histology Chemistry |
C, G, U C, U |
| White Muscle Disease | fixed skeletal muscle, heart, tongue serum, liver |
Histology Chemistry |
C, G, U C, U |