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Arbovirus, Rabies, Rickettsia and Related Zoonotic Diseases

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Laboratory Details

Division:
Mycobacteriology, Vector-borne and Prion Diseases
Address:
1015 Arlington Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3E 3R2
Phone #:
(204) 789-7037
Fax:
(204) 789-2018
Description:

The Arbovirus, Rabies, Rickettsia and Related Zoonotic Diseases section undertakes research, surveillance and diagnostic activities for zoonotic and vector-borne pathogens including arboviruses (i.e. dengue, Zika Chikungunya, Yellow Fever, West Nile, Powassan, Eastern equine encephalitis) and rickettsial diseases, a family of bacterial pathogens that can be transmitted to humans by ticks, fleas, lice and mites (i.e. epidemic typhus, rickettsialpox, African tick bite fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever). This section also performs primary diagnostic testing for Q fever, a zoonotic infection endemic in Canada, and serology for the detection of antibodies to rabies virus in humans. The Section's efforts focus on reducing the risk to humans of exposure to rickettsial diseases and arboviruses by enabling accurate laboratory diagnosis; serological testing for detection of antibodies to rabies virus in pre- and post-exposure patients; and research on the pathogenesis of rabies viruses.  During COVID, this group has focussed on the development of conventional cell-based SARS-CoV-2 neutralization assays and pseudotype neutralization assays to determine the level of neutralizing antibodies following natural infection and vaccination in Canadian populations. 

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Reference Diagnostic Tests

Reference Diagnostic Tests
PathogenTest CategoryReference Diagnostic Test
Cache Valley virus Serology Detection of Antibodies Directed Towards Cache Valley Virus by PRNT
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) Serology Detection of IgM Antibodies Directed Towards Chikungunya Virus by ELISA
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) Molecular Detection Molecular Detection of Chikungunya Virus by Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) Serology Detection of IgG Antibodies Directed Towards Chikungunya Virus by ELISA
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) Serology Detection of Antibodies Directed Towards Chikungunya Virus by PRNT
Coxiella burnetii Molecular Detection Molecular Detection by Real-Time PCR
Coxiella burnetii Serology Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) - IgG
Coxiella burnetii Serology Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) - IgM
Dengue virus Molecular Detection Molecular Detection of Dengue Virus by Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)
Dengue virus Serology Detection of IgM Antibodies Directed Towards Dengue Virus by ELISA
Dengue virus Serology Detection of Antibodies Directed Towards Dengue Virus by PRNT
Dengue virus Serology Detection of IgG Antibodies Directed Towards Dengue Virus by ELISA
Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEEV) Serology Detection of Antibodies Directed Towards Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus by PRNT
Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEEV) Serology Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) Assay
Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEEV) Molecular Detection Molecular Detection of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Virus by Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)
Jamestown Canyon virus Molecular Detection Molecular Detection of Jamestown Canyon Virus by Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)
Jamestown Canyon virus Serology Detection of Antibodies Directed Towards Jamestown Canyon Virus by PRNT
Jamestown Canyon virus Serology Detection of IgM Antibodies Directed Towards Jamestown Canyon Virus by ELISA
Japanese Encephalitis virus (JE) Molecular Detection and Genotyping Molecular Detection of Japanese Encephalitis Virus by Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)
Japanese Encephalitis virus (JE) Serology Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) Assay
Japanese Encephalitis virus (JE) Serology Detection of Antibodies Directed Towards Japanese Encephalitis Virus by PRNT
Mayaro virus Molecular Detection Molecular Detection of Mayaro Virus by Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)
Orientia tsutsugamushi Molecular Detection Molecular Detection by Real-Time PCR
Orientia tsutsugamushi Serology ELISA Test - IgM
Orientia tsutsugamushi Serology ELISA Test - IgG
Powassan virus Serology Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) Assay
Powassan virus Molecular Detection Molecular Detection of Powassan Virus by Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)
Powassan virus Serology Detection of Antibodies Directed Towards Powassan Virus by PRNT
Rabies virus Serology Rabies Serum Neutralization Assay
Ross River virus Serology Detection of IgG Antibodies Directed Towards Ross River Virus by ELISA
Ross River virus Serology Detection of IgM Antibodies Directed Towards Ross River Virus by ELISA
Snowshoe hare virus Molecular Detection Molecular Detection of Snowshoe Hare Virus by Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)
Snowshoe hare virus Serology Detection of Antibodies Directed Towards Snowshoe Hare Virus by PRNT
Snowshoe hare virus Serology Detection of IgM Antibodies Directed Towards Snowshoe Hare Virus by ELISA
Spotted fever rickettsiae Molecular Detection Molecular Detection by Real-Time PCR and Speciation by Conventional PCR
Spotted fever rickettsiae Serology Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) - IgG
Typhus group rickettsiae Serology Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) - IgG
Typhus group rickettsiae Molecular Detection Molecular Detection by Real-Time PCR and Speciation by Conventional PCR
West Nile virus (WNV) Molecular Detection Molecular Detection of West Nile Virus by Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)
West Nile virus (WNV) Serology Detection of IgG Antibodies Directed Towards West Nile Virus by ELISA
West Nile virus (WNV) Serology Detection of IgM Antibodies Directed Towards West Nile Virus by ELISA
West Nile virus (WNV) Serology Detection of Antibodies Directed Towards West Nile Virus by PRNT
Yellow Fever virus (YF) Molecular Detection Molecular Detection of Yellow Fever Virus by Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)
Yellow Fever virus (YF) Serology Detection of Antibodies Directed Towards Yellow Fever Virus by PRNT
Zika virus Serology Detection of Antibodies Directed Towards Zika Virus by PRNT
Zika virus Molecular Detection Molecular Detection of Zika Virus by Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)
Zika virus Serology Detection of IgM Antibodies Directed Towards Zika Virus by ELISA
Zika virus Serology Detection of IgG Antibodies Directed Towards Zika Virus by ELISA