PROVIDE ONSET DATE, TRAVEL HISTORY AND SYMPTOMS. Specimens should be collected in the acute phase of illness. Store and transport to WSLH at 2-8 degrees Celsius.
If submitting CSF, a serum sample must also be sent for the same testing. Order two ARBOMSO tests, one for CSF and one for serum. Testing will not be performed if only CSF is submitted. Must collect serum sample within 48 hours of CSF sample collection. Alternatively, serum may be submitted by itself. Indicate on sample and order if the sample is CSF or serum.