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FELASA standard: Rat

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

  3 monthly profile Annual profile
= 3 monthly profile supplemented with
  Agent Test Agent Test
Viruses Pneumonia virus of mice (PVM) ELISA Reovirus 3 ELISA
Sendai virus ELISA Hantavirus IFA
Kilham rat virus ELISA MadV FL type 1 ELISA
Toolan's H-1virus (H-1) ELISA MadV K87 ELISA
Rat corona virus/
Sialoacrydenitis (RCV/SDA)
ELISA  
Rat parvo virus (RPV) IFA
Bacteria Bordetella bronchiseptica Culture Helicobacter spp PCR
Clostridium piliforme IFA  
Corynebacterium kutscheri Culture
Mycoplasma pulmonis ELISA
Pasteurellaceae Culture
Salmonella spp Culture
Streptobacillus moniliformis Culture
Streptococci ß heamolytic Culture
Streptococcus pneumoniae Culture
Parasites Ectoparasites Microscopy  
Endoparasites Microscopy
Pathology Pathological lesions observed
 

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