CONTAGIOUS EQUINE METRITIS

For the latest information regarding the recent CEM investigations go to http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/hot_issues/cem/index.shtml

The WVDL currently doesn’t perform the culture for Taylorella equigenitalis (CEM agent), but a list of USDA-approved labs is available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/lab_info_services/approved_labs.shtml
We recommend that you contact the selected lab prior to collecting and submitting specimens.  Because the test must be started within 48 hours of collection, timing is critical and shipping overnight directly to the testing laboratory is a must. 

CEM Wet-lab for Veterinarians
March 28, 2009 at the UW-SVM
More information and on-line registration found at:  http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/Default.aspx?tabindex=1&tabid=34

Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Madison: 445 Easterday Ln, Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-262-5432 Toll Free: 800-608-8387 Fax: 847-574-8085