Testing Laboratories

Please click on the lab names below for more information about the lab, contact information, testing available, etc.

North American Labs

Contact information

Paul Ling
E-mail: [email protected]
Office Ph: 713-798-8474
Mobile: 281-460-1696

You can now order EEHV serology testing via:
Baylor College of Medicine EEHV Serology Testing Service.
(You can still request testing via email, but we would like to get everyone to migrate over to using our site.)

Baylor College of Medicine EEHV qPCR Testing Service
The Ling lab will perform EEHV qPCR testing upon request only.

We can help out in an emergency situation; please contact the lab before sending samples.

EEHV Testing at the National Elephant Herpesvirus Lab at Smithsonian’s National Zoo, USA

Contact Information

Erin Latimer
[email protected]
Office: 202-633-4252
Mobile: 703-855-9611

Available Tests

qPCR and conventional PCR for EEHV1, 1A , 1B, 2, 3-4-7, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Samples: Whole blood, trunk washes, necropsy tissues.

Contact Information

Jennifer D’Agostino, DVM, DACZM
E-mail: [email protected]
Office: 405-425-0251
Mobile: 405-317-7485
Address: 2101 NE 50th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73111

Available Services

The Oklahoma City Zoo is available to help with emergency EEHV testing; please contact the lab prior to sending samples. We have capabilities to run qPCR for EEHV1, EEHV3/4 and EEHV5.

FOR CANADIAN SAMPLES ONLY!

Contact Information

Davor Ojkic, DVM, MSc, PhD, Virologist and Immunologist
Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph
419 Gordon Street, Bldg 89, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
Office: 519 824 4120
Mobile: 519 400 0411
Fax: 519 821 8072

www.quelphlabservices.com

European Labs

Contact Information

Javier Lopez
Chester Zoo

Tel: 01244 389757/07880 242006

Email: [email protected]

Available Services:
EEHV1 & 3/4
In-house diagnostics
Not commercially available for routine testing, may be able to help in an emergency

Contact Information

Prof. Dr. Klaus Osterrieder
Dr. Jakob Trimpert
Dr. Azza Abdelgawad

Robert von Ostertag-Str. 7-13, 14163
Berlin, Germany

Tel: +49 30 838 59780 / +49 30 838 67281

Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

Available Services

EEHV-1 and EEHV-2 using specifc primers and probes for each strain.We also have the capacity to run distinguishable test for EEHV-3, EEHV-4, EEHV-5, and EEHV-6 using specific primers and probes. However, we don’t have positive control for these strains.

We can do routine monitoring.

Contact Information

Ann Cullinane MVB PhD MRCVS
Irish Equine Centre
Johnstown, Naas, County Kildare
Ireland W91RH93

Phone: 045-866266

Email: [email protected]

Available Services:
EEHV1; EEHV3/4; and EEHV5

Dublin Zoo but other zoos should contact us if they require regular monitoring.

Contact Information

Dr. Vet.Med Thomas B. Hildebrandt, MRCVS
Head, Dept. Reproduction Management
Diplomate ECZM (subspeciality: zoo mammals)
Leibniz Institute for Zoo & Wildlife Research, Berlin
Alfred-Kowalke-Strasse 17
D-10315 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49-30-51-68-220
Fax: +49-30-51-26-104

Test Offered

PCR

Contact Information

Linda Bruins-van Sonsbeek
Christine Kruger-Velema

Postbus 532, 3000AM
Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Tel: (+31) 10 4431485 (+31) 10 4431541

Email: [email protected]
[email protected]

Available Services:
EEHV-1, 2, 3/4, 5 and 6
We can do weekly monitoring.

Contact Information

Biksi Imre
Albert Ervin
Dán Ádám

H-2225 Üllő, Dóra major,
Hungary

Tel: (+36) 309487747

Email: [email protected]

Available Services:
EEHV-1,2,3/4 and 5

We can do weekly monitoring.

Contact Information

Tabitha E. Hoornweg, PhD
Section Virology/ Section Immunology
Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Yalelaan 1
3584 CL Utrecht
The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0)6-27 88 16 79

Email: [email protected]

Tests Offered:

  • EEHV-antibody ELISA (gB, gH/gL) for (sub)species specific antibodies.
  • qPCR en PCR for emergency cases and back-up for Rotterdam Zoo

Asian Labs

EEHV Testing at the Centre for Wildlife Studies, Kerala

Contact Information

Dr. Arun Zachariah. BVSc&AH, MS (Wild Animal Health)
Assistant Professor
Centre for Wildlife Studies
Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University
Pookode, Lakkidi(P.O)
Wayanad (Dist), Kerala(State).India.673576
+ 91(0)4936 256 381(Office)
+ 91(0) 495 229 8261(Home)
+ 91(0)994 706 8500(cell)

E-mail: [email protected]

Elephant Hospital, Thai Elephant Conservation Center, Lampang Province (Taweepoke Angkawanish)

Contact Information

Dr Taweepoke Angkawanish

E-mail: [email protected]

Available test: PCR

Contact Information

Chatchote Thitaram, DVM, PhD, Dipl. TBT

Center of Excellence in Elephant Research and Education
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University
MaeHiae, Muang, Chiang Mai 50100
THAILAND
Tel: +66-53-948015, 948097
Fax: +66-53-274710

E-mail: [email protected]

Available Tests

PCR, sequencing, genotyping

Contact Information

Dr Supaphen Sripiboon (Amm)
TEL. +66 819880525

E-mail: [email protected]

Available Tests:

  • EEHV confirmation using PCR, sequencing and genotyping
  • Quantitative probe real-time PCR for EEHV1, EEHV3/4, EEHV5 infection
  • In-house ELISA test for EEHV1 infection

SAMPLE TYPES
Whole blood, fresh tissue samples, swab samples, trunk wash

*NOTE: please indicate name and contact details of person who sending the samples, elephant name, sex, age, brief history and clinical signs, and please contact us before sending the samples.

SHIPPING ADDRESS
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University,
(Kamphaengsaen campus), Kamphaengsaen
NakornPrathom 73140 THAILAND

Contact Information

Dr. Chia-Da Hsu, BVM, M.Sc., Dipl. ACCM
Senior Veterinary Pathologist
Veterinary Healthcare
Mandai Wildlife Group
80 Mandai Lake Road
Singapore 729826
Tel: +65-6360-2233

E-mail: [email protected]

Available Tests

  • Real-time PCR- EEHV1, 3/4, 5
  • Conventional PCR (and DNA sequencing)- EEHV1a, 1b, 3/4, 5
  • Whole blood (min 1ml), blood flocked swab, FTA card (tissue/blood), frozen/fresh tissue samples, swab samples, trunk wash, extracted DNA samples

Histopathology

  • Formalin tissue samples, tissue blocks, unstained slides, H&E stained slides

Shipping for International Samples

Tissue and blood samples require CITES import/export permits (except for histopathology slides), which must be applied before shipping. It may take months to arrange the permits. Please contact Dr. Chia-Da to start the process.

    Please provide following detail of the samples:

  1. Name and address
  2. Name/ID of the elephant
  3. Location of the elephant (zoo, camp or wild)
  4. Species
  5. Sex
  6. Age
  7. Captive or wild-born

Please contact us before sending samples to discuss the cost of sample testing. Financial support may be available in some cases.

Biodiversity Conservation Center Molecular Laboratory

Contact Information

Dr. Amir Sadaula
+9779855084907

E-mail: [email protected]

Tests

EEHV confirmation using PCR

Sample Types
Whole blood, fresh tissue samples, swab samples, trunk wash

Contact Information

Dr. Adin Priadi

E-mail: [email protected]

Available Tests

: conventional PCR

Faculty Of Veterinary Science, Banda Aceh Indonesia

Contact Information

Dr Muhammad Hambal
[email protected]

Available Tests

Conventional and real time PCR

(Lower Northeastern Region), Surin Province (Bopit Puyati)

Contact Information

Dr Bopit Puyati

E-mail: [email protected]

Available test

: PCR, Sequencing and Probe real-time PCR