Special instructions regarding labeling will be needed to ensure that weekend courier or security personnel are notified to receive the specimen from the carrier. A better alternative is to place the specimen in double plastic bags as described above and refrigerate until shipment can be made when the laboratory is in operation Monday through Friday. Reporting will be delayed on specimens that are frozen. Otherwise results will be reported the following business day. Test will not be done.
Routine testing is performed.
Negative reports are mailed. Positive reports are also mailed in addition to a telephone call to the county animal control officer or other official submitting specimen. Tissue is in a preservative such as formalin. Use this plain text version .