Presented by the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) in collaboration with the Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology-Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, California Department of Public Health.
DESCRIPTION
Designed for individuals performing rabies testing in public health and veterinary diagnostic laboratories, this four and one-half day workshop includes antigen-based and molecular rabies testing techniques, safety in the rabies laboratory, sample processing and preparation, quality control, emerging technologies and rabies epidemiology.
AUDIENCE
This intermediate-level workshop is designed for microbiologists in public health or veterinary diagnostic laboratories with responsibility for performing rabies testing. Participants must be familiar with the general methods for safe handling of infectious viruses.
OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of the program, the participant will be able to:
- Describe the basic properties of rabies virus, transmission and disease course including clinical aspects of rabies in humans
- Describe the critical role of the rabies laboratory for diagnostic testing and the interpretation of laboratory results
- Employ safe practices for diagnostic testing and shipping
- Explain importance of using the standardized methodology for rabies virus testing
- Practice accurate identification and sampling for rabies virus testing
- Practice standardized DFA procedure including detecting rabies virus (RV) antigen, troubleshooting and interpreting test results
- Describe unique considerations for rabies virus nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) implementation
- Demonstrate LN34 pan-Lyssavirus RT-PCR, troubleshooting and interpreting test results
- Demonstrate modified commercial lateral flow assay
- Describe recent and potential updates to diagnostic approaches for rabies
FACULTY
Crystal Gigante, PhD, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Lillian A. Orciari, MT, MS, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Carol Glaser, MD, DVM, MPVM, Center for Laboratory Sciences, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA
Sharon Messenger, PhD, Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA
ACCESSIBILITY
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals seeking special accommodations must email a request to Tracy Stiles at least three weeks prior to the workshop’s start date.
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