Chickungunya IgM, IgG

Preferred Specimen(s): 1 mL serum

Transport Container: Plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Temperature

Room temperature: Not defined,
Refrigerated 4 days,
-20o C Long term

Reject Criteria

Gross hemolysis
Hyperlipemia

Methodology: ELISA

Clinical Significance: Chikungunya virus is a mosquite-borne alpha-virus associated with large outbreaks of a febrile illness in Africa, Ocean Islands, India, and Southeast Asia. These infections are associated with severe arthralgia, rash, and headache.