Price list - (2024-2025)

DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY TROPICAL DISEASES

LABORATORY DIAGNOSTIC PRICE LIST (From 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025)

(Excluding poultry diagnostics)

Virology | Bacteriology | Serology | Helminthology | Ectoparasitology

VIROLOGY
TEST	PRICE (VAT excl)	PRICE (VAT incl)	SAMPLE REQUIRED AND TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE	TEST TURNAROUND TIME
SNT	223.80	257.40	Serum or whole blood Kept at 2-8°C Sample should reach lab. within 48 hours after collection	1 – 2 weeks
EVA SNT	427.80	492.80	Serum or whole blood Kept at 2-8°C Sample should reach lab. within 48 hours after collection	1 – 2 weeks
Virus Titration	848.80	975.50	Isolated virus	1 – 2 weeks
Virus Isolation	706.30	812.20	Tissue, swab, heparin blood	4 – 6 weeks

BACTERIOLOGY
TEST	PRICE (VAT excl)	PRICE (VAT incl)	SAMPLE REQUIRED (TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE) Specimens must be kept cool during transport and should be refrigerated first at 4°C and then sent packed on frozen ice packs	TEST TURNAROUND TIME
Aerobic culture (1 - 2 samples)	501.90	577.20	Individual clinical specimens from affected sites	7 working days
Aerobic culture (3 - 4 samples)	689.70	793.20		7 working days
Aerobic culture (more than 4 samples)	882.90	1015.30		7 working days
Antimicrobial sensitivity test (per isolate)	237.40	273.00	Clinical specimen or Bacterial culture	7 working days
Anaerobic culture (1 - 2 samples)	520.30	598.30	Individual clinical specimens from affected site, transported in sterile closed container (No air)	7 working days
Anaerobic culture (3 - 4 samples)	745.90	857.80		7 working days
Anaerobic culture (More than 4 samples)	994.60	1143.80		7 working days
Fungal culture (1 - 2 samples)	553.20	594.60	Individual clinical specimens from affected sites	4 weeks
Fungal culture (3 - 4 samples)	775.20	636.20		4 weeks
Fungal culture (More than 4 samples)	1106.10	1272.00		4 weeks
Salmonella culture (per sample)	416.90	479.40	Faeces, tissues, specimens from abortion cases and heart blood	7 working days
Salmonella typing (per isolate)	946.30	1088.20	Pure culture on Blood Agar Plate	7 working days
Bacterial colony count (per sample)	648.60	1088.20	Individual clinical specimens from affected sites, fluid, semen	7 working days
Examination of smears (per slide)	140.60	161.70	Fixed Smear of tissues or exudates	2 working days
Brucella isolation and identification (1-3 samples)	1059.40	1218.30	Individual clinical specimens from affected sites	10 working days
Abortion Panel (1 – 3 samples)	1619.60	1862.50	Individual clinical specimens from affected sites	10 working days

SEROLOGY
TEST	PRICE (VAT excl)	PRICE (VAT incl)	SAMPLE REQUIRED	TEST TURNAROUND TIME
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) IFA	354.70	407.90	Serum or whole blood Kept at 2-8°C Sample should reach lab. within 48 hours after collection	5 working days
Carnivore protoparvovirus 1 IFA (Parvovirus/ feline panleukopenia virus)	354.70	407.90		5 working days
Canine morbillivirus IgG IFA (Distemper virus)	436.50	502.00		5 working days
Canine morbillivirus IgM IFA (Distemper virus)	436.50	502.00		5 working days
Canine morbillivirus IgG - CSF IFA (Distemper virus)	354.70	407.90		5 working days
Canine toxoplasmosis IgM IFA	354.70	407.90		5 working days
Canine toxoplasmosis IgG IFA	354.70	407.90		5 working days
Canine toxoplasmosis CSF IgG IFA	354.70	407.90		5 working days
Canid alphaherpesvirus 1 IFA (Canine herpes virus)	354.70	407.90		5 working days
Alphacoronavirus 1 IFA (Feline infectious peritonitis)	354.70	407.90		5 working days
E.canis IgM (1:40) IFA	354.70	407.90		5 working days
E.canis IgG (1:40) IFA	354.70	407.90		5 working days
E.canis IgG (export - 1:40) IFA	1209.70	1391.20		7 working days
Neospora caninum (canine) IgM IFA	354.70	407.90		5 working days
Neospora caninum (canine) IgG IFA	354..70	407.90		5 working days
Neospora caninum (canine) CSF IgG IFA	354.70	407.90		5 working days
Neospora caninum (bovine) IgG IFA	354.70	407.90		5 working days
Felid alphaherpesvirus 1 IFA (Feline herpes virus)	354.70	407.90		5 working days
Feline calici virus	354.70	407.90		5 working days
PLV ELISA / sample	143.80	165.40		5 working days
PLV ELISA / plate	1429.10	1643.50		5 working days
Brucella abortus RBT	30.00	35.00		5 – 7 working days
Brucella abortus CFT	64.00	74.00		5 – 7 working days

HELMINTHOLOGY

TEST

PRICE

(VAT excl)

PRICE

(VAT incl)

SAMPLE REQUIRED (TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE)

TEST

TURNAROUND

TIME

Direct (simple) faecal flotation (qualitative)	118.80	136.60	Faecal sample collected from rectum (dog, cat, wild, carnivores 1 heaped teaspoon) Samples must be kept at 2°C to 8°C	2 days (1-10)
Dirofilaria immitis (canine heartworm) antigen test	902.80	1038.20	4 ml EDTA blood (collected in blood collection tubes) Samples must be kept at 2°C to 8°C	2 days (1-20)
Culture and identification of Nematode Larvae (domestic, ruminants and equine)	505.00	580.80	Faecal sample collected from rectum (1 heaped table spoon/animal) NB: For composite samples contact laboratory for advice Samples must be kept at 2°C to 8°C	7-10 days (1-5)
Trematode egg recovery and identification	268.80	309.10	Faecal sample collected from rectum (1 heaped tablespoon/animal) Samples must be kept at 2°C to 8°C	1 day (1- 5)
Faecal examination: Lungworm infection (e.g. Dictyocaulus)	155.20	178.50	Faecal sample collected from rectum (1 heaped tablespoon/animal) Samples must be kept at 2°C to 8°C	4 days (1-6)
Centrifugation and flotation of equine cestode eggs	246.20	283.10	Faecal sample collected from rectum (1 heaped tablespoon/animal) Samples must be kept at 2°C to 8°C	3 days (1-5)
Pinworm (Oxyuris equi) infection of horses	119.90	137.90	Tape swabs from perianal area mounted on slide	2 days (1-5)
Identification of more prevalent helminths	144.50	166.20	Specimens in 70 % ethanol or 10 % formalin (commercial formaldehyde is 40 %)	7 days
Identification of less prevalent helminths Helminth specimens requiring staining and special mounting procedures for identification	549.40	631.80	Specimens in 70 % ethanol or 10 % formalin	4 weeks
Microfilariae concentration (membrane filtration) test	793.70	912.80	4 ml EDTA blood (collected in blood collection tubes); shake blood container vigorously after collection Samples must be kept at 2°C to 8°C	1 day (1-20 )
Identification of microfilariae	756.20	869.60	4 ml EDTA blood (collected in blood collection tubes) Samples must be kept at 2°C to 8°C	2 to 3 days
Trichinella screening of carcasses	629.80	724.30	10 g of diaphragm, tongue, masseter, foreleg (consult laboratory before submission) Samples must be kept at 2°C to 8°C	2 days (1-10)
Spirocerca lupi infections	224.10	257.70	Faecal sample collected from rectum (1 heaped teaspoon/animal) Samples must be kept at 2°C to 8°C	2 days (1-5)
Cryptosporidium infections	389.80	448.30	Faecal sample collected from rectum (1 heaped tablespoon/animal) Samples must be kept at 2°C to 8°C	3 days (1-5)
Giardia infections	390.80	449.40	Faecal sample collected from the rectum (1 heaped teaspoon/animal) Samples must be kept at 2°C to 8°C	1 day (1-5)
Nematode egg counts and oocyst counts (quantitative)	229.40	263.80	Faecal sample collected from rectum (1 heaped tablespoon/animal) Samples must be kept at 2°C to 8°C	3 days (1-10)
McMaster nematode egg counts (quantitative)	163.70	188.30	Faecal sample collected from rectum (1 heaped tablespoon/animal) Samples must be kept at 2°C to 8°C	2 days (1-10)

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ECTOPARASITOLOGY
TEST	PRICE (VAT excl)	PRICE (VAT incl)	SAMPLE REQUIRED	TEST TURNAROUND TIME
Identification of common parasite	135.80	156.20	Parasite to be identified	7 days
Identification of less common parasite	513.50	590.50	Parasite to be identified	4 weeks
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
TEST	PRICE (VAT excl)	PRICE (VAT incl)	SAMPLE REQUIRED	TEST TURNAROUND TIME
Reverse Line Blot-PCR	417.90	480.60	Blood / organs	Test done over Tuesday – Wednesday every week

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