Bacterial and Rickettsial Zoonoses

This laboratory is part of the Zoonotics and Special Pathogens program and responsible for providing diagnostic and reference testing for:

• Coxiella burnetii: IFA
• Rickettsia rickettsii: IFA
• Rickettsia typhi: IFA
• Orientia tsutsugamushi: ELISA
• Anaplasma phagocytophilum: IFA, WB, PCR, isolation
• Borrelia burgdorferi: IFA, WB, PCR, isolation, ELISA
• Leptospira interrogans: MAT, EIA, ELISA, isolation
• Bartonella henselae and other species (14+): IFA, PCR, isolation

For information on specific services delivered by Bacterial and Rickettsial Zoonoses please contact:

National Microbiology Laboratory
(204) 789-2002