Viruses, parasites, and bacteria can produce a variety of clinical signs. For many of these tests, molecular testing is the most sensitive detection method. To have a comprehensive menu and fast turn-around-time of molecular tests, PathLab has partnered with Queen Mary Hospital’s Department of Microbiology for over ten years for all of our animal molecular tests under the expertise of their experienced pathology team. PathLab provides the coordination, collection of samples, and delivery of reports to provide excellent service to the veterinary community.
Clinical signs | Canine | Feline |
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Anaemia | Babesia Ehrlichia Leptospira spp. |
Parvovirus / Panleukopenia virus Babesia Mycoplasma haemofelis Coronavirus Feline leukaemia virus FIV |
Effusion | Adenovirus | Coronavirus |
Diarrhoea and vomiting | Adenovirus Parvovirus Distemper virus Coronavirus |
Parvovirus / Panleukopenia virus Coronavirus |
Hepatic dysfunction | Leptospira spp. Adenovirus Herpesvirus Toxoplasma |
Coronavirus |
Neurological (collapse, seizure) | Distemper virus Toxoplasma Rabies virus |
Parvovirus / Panleukopenia virus Coronavirus Rabies virus Toxoplasma |
Renal dysfunction | Leptospira spp. Herpesvirus |
Leptospira spp. Coronavirus |
Reproductive (infertility, abortion, neonatal deaths) | Parvovirus Distemper virus Adenovirus Herpesvirus |
Parvovirus / Panleukopenia virus Coronavirus Herpesvirus |
Respiratory (coughing, sneezing, ocular and nasal discharge) | Parainfluenza virus Adenovirus Distemper virus Bordetella bronchiseptica |
Herpesvirus Coronavirus Calicivirus Bordetella bronchiseptica Chlamydophila felis |