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Virus Reference and Surveillance Laboratory (VRSL)

Rhinovirus

Clinical Virology Program

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X-Ray image of human Rhinovirus 14

X-Ray image of human Rhinovirus 14
(Courtesy of Dr. Jean-Yves Sgro, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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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:
  • Most frequent cause of the common cold, with symptoms of low-grade fever, headache, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, and cough
  • Secondary bacterial infections can occur
Transmission:
  • Close contact with infected person or inhalation of virus-containing aerosols
Vaccination:
  • None
Age Association:
  • All age groups
Geographic Distribution:
  • Worldwide
Seasonal Distribution:
  • Endemic with higher frequencies during autumn and spring
Preferred Specimens:
  • Nasopharyngeal swab, wash, or aspirate, throat swab, nasal swab
Collection and Shipping:
Test Methods:Culture:
  • Conventional tube culture (by request)
 Molecular:
  • Conventional RT-PCR
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