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SHIPPING
All specimens must be accompanied by a completed
submission form!
Downloadable
Submission Form (pdf)
For serum or plasma:
The preferred specimen is at least 1 cc serum frozen in an externally
threaded polypropylene cryo vial (i.e. Nunc #375418, Sarstedt #72.694).
Do not overfill the vial. The vial should be labeled with a sample identification
# and draw date. Specimens should be properly packed in a leakproof
double walled container with absorbent material and ice packs or dry
ice and shipped by overnight delivery.
For Whole Blood, EDTA Blood and Heperinized Blood:
The specimen requirement is 3 cc heparinized whole blood (use an appropriately
sized tube for the volume so the Heparin/Blood ratio is correct) properly
packed in a leakproof double walled container with absorbent material
and shipped at ambient temperature by priority overnight delivery. Please
fax completed submission form when the samples are sent.
Dry Blood Spots, DNA or Saliva may also be
sent. Call or email for more information before shipping these sample
types.
All packages must be addressed to:
JoAnn Yee
Pathogen Detection Laboratory
Primate Center
County Road 98 at Hutchison
University of California
Davis, CA 95616
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