Cases for which arbovirus laboratory testing is performed

Cases for which laboratory testing is performed by transmission period (ref Q15)

Country

Outbreak periodsa

Non-outbreak periodsa

Australia

A

A

Brunei Darussalam

A

A

Cambodia

S

S

China

A

A

Cook Islands

A

A

French Polynesia

A

A

Japan

A

A

Kiribati

S

S

Lao People's Democratic Republic

A

A

Malaysia

A

A

Nauru

Papua New Guinea

S

A

Philippines

S

S

Singapore

S

S

Vanuatu

A

A

Viet Nam

S

S

aA = All suspect cases tested ; S = Subset of suspect cases tested ; N = No suspect cases tested


Viruses for which the national laboratory confirmed cases

Virus diagnostic confirmatory testing performed by the national laboratory (ref Q16)

Country

Arbovirus(es)a

Australia

Due to Australia’s federated system, there is no single national reference laboratory. However, there are specialist public health reference laboratories in each State and Territory.

Brunei Darussalam

dengue, chikungunya

Cambodia

Not specified

China

CHIKV, DENV

Cook Islands

Not specified

Japan

Not national reference laboratory but local govermental laboratories actually conduct confirmation testing of arboviral diseases

Kiribati

Lab may have this information

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Not specified

Malaysia

Not specified

Papua New Guinea

DENV

Philippines

At RITM: CHIKV, DENV, JEV, WNV, ZIKV

Singapore

All arboviral infections except dengue, chikungunya and zika

Vanuatu

DENV

Viet Nam

Not specified

aCCHFV = Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever virus; CHIKV = chikungunya virus; DENV = dengue virus; EEEV = Eastern equine encephalitis virus; MAYV = Mayaro virus; OROV = Oropouche virus; RVFV = Rift Valley fever virus; SFFV = Sand fly fever virus (Naples, Sicilian); TBEV = Tick-borne encephalitis virus; TOSV = Toscana virus; VEEV = Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus; WNV = West Nile virus; YFV = yellow fever virus