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Virus Reference and Surveillance Laboratory (VRSL)

Coxsackie viruses and Echoviruses

Clinical Virology Program

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Negatively stained preparation of coxsackie B virus as seen by transmission electron microscopy

Negatively stained preparation of coxsackie B virus as seen by transmission electron microscopy.

Contact Information

Lab Director:
Kirsten St. George M.App.Sc., Ph.D.
(518) 869-4520

Cell-Based Testing Supervisor:
Kim Rush-Wilson
(518) 869-4559

Molecular Testing Supervisor:
Meghan Fuschino, M.S.
(518) 869-4559

Certification Information

CLIA # 33D0654341
PFI # 1067
WHO Collaborating Laboratory
Disease:
  • Mild upper respiratory disease or flu-like illness with fever and muscle aches
  • Rash illness (hand, foot and mouth disease)
  • Encephalitis
  • Herpangina (Coxsackie A)
  • Pleurodynia (Coxsackie B)
Transmission:
  • Via the fecal-oral route and during the acute stage by the respiratory route
Vaccination:
  • None available at this time
Age Association:
  • All ages, often young children
Geographic Distribution:
  • World wide
Seasonal Distribution:
  • Usually summer and fall (June to October)
Preferred Specimens:
  • Nasopharyngeal swabs, stool, rectal swabs, CSF
Collection and Shipping:
Test Methods: Culture:
  • Conventional tube culture
  • Immunofluroescence assay for typing
  Molecular:
  • Real-time RT-PCR
  • Conventional RT-PCR
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