The table below lists the 3 monthly and annual profile for the species hamster.

	3 monthly profile		Annual profile = 3 monthly profile supplemented with
	Agent	Test	Agent	Test
Viruses	Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)	ELISA
	Sendai virus	ELISA
Bacteria	Clostridium piliforme	IFA	Corynebacterium kutscheri	Culture
	Pasteurellaceae	Culture	Helicobacter spp	PCR
	Salmonella spp	Culture
Parasites	Ectoparasites	Microscopy	Encephalitozoon cuniculi	IFA
	Endoparasites	Microscopy
Pathology	Pathological lesions observed

Abbreviations used in the tables:
ELISA	Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay
IFA	Immunofluorescence Assay
PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction