Preferred Specimen(s): 1 mL serum
Transport Container: Plastic screw-cap vial
Transport Temperature
- Room temperature: Not defined,
- Refrigerated 4 days,
- -20o C Long term
Reject Criteria
- Gross hemolysis
- Hyperlipemia
Methodology: ELISA
Clinical Significance: Chikungunya virus is a mosquite-borne alpha-virus associated with large outbreaks of a febrile illness in Africa, Ocean Islands, India, and Southeast Asia. These infections are associated with severe arthralgia, rash, and headache.