Avian Influenza A (all species)

Nasal or oropharyngeal swab, or tissue samples.

Place swab in 3 ml brain-heart infusion (BHI) broth or other viral transport media. If sample is not submitted for a Foreign Animal Disease Investigation, sterile saline may be used when BHI is not available. Swabs must have plastic shafts. No swabs with wooden shafts or bacteriology swabs in a gel/foam media (e.g. culturette).  Up to 5 swabs from the same species, same premises, and same sampling route can be pooled.

Tissue samples can be tested.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Testing Guidance