WHO accepts positive PCR test results of H5 infection in humans from the following laboratories
May 2011
According to the WHO criteria for accepting positive PCR test results of H5 infection in humans from national reference laboratories, WHO accepts positive PCR test results of H5 infection in humans from the following laboratories and an expanded list of laboratories which will be posted on this web page soon.
1. National Influenza Centres and other laboratories designated by government for influenza diagnosis:
Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR)
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Fax.: +880-2-8821237
Institut Pasteur in Cambodia
5, Monivong blvd
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Fax: + 855 23725606
Virology Laboratory
Central Public Health Laboratory
19 El Sheikh Rehan Street,
Bab El Louk, Cairo,
Egypt
Fax : + 202 27942034
Center for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical R&E
National Institute of Health Research and Development
JL. Percetakan Negara 29
10560 Jakarta
Indonesia
Fax: +62 (21) 42887315
Influenza and Respiratory Virus Laboratory
Department of Medical Sciences
National Institute of Health
Tivanon Road
11000 Nonthaburi
Thailand
Fax: +662 591 5449
Influenza Laboratory
National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE)
1 Yersin Street
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Fax: +84-4-8210853
Influenza Laboratory
Pasteur Institute
167 Pasteur Street
District 3
Ho Chi Minh City
Viet Nam
Fax: +84 8 38231419