Monkeypox virus

Lab	Test name	Contact	Comments
UZ Leuven MolPLUZ	Monkeypox virus	Emmanuel Andre Marc Van Ranst Katrien Lagrou	Sample type: swab - skin - throat - anal Minimal sample volume: 250 µl Frequency: every weekday Test type: In-house realtime PCR Accreditation BELAC: 215-MED Version date: 20/03/2023 Accredited:
Jan Yperman Ziekenhuis	Monkeypox virus	Bieke Decaesteker, Stijn Jonckheere	Sample type: eSwab (pus, nasopharyngeal, rectal) Frequency: Daily Test type: RT-PCR; Altona Realstar Orthopox (Seegene - Starlet; Bio-Rad - CFX96) Targets: detects Variola and non-variola Orthopox virus (cowpox virus, monkeypox virus, racoonpox virus, camelpox virus and vaccinia virus) Version date: 13/07/2022 Accredited:
Instituut Tropische Geneeskunde	Monkeypox virus	Marjan Van Esbroeck Jasmine Coppens	Detection of mpox by real-time PCR see ITG website (link) for analysis and instruction details Version date: 01/02/2023
UZ Brussel - Microbiology	Monkeypox virus	Ap.Biol. Demuyser Thomas Soetens Oriane	Sample type: swab - skin - throat - anal Commercial real-time PCR (Viasure Monkeypox virus PCR detection kit, Certest Biotec S.L) Version date: 24/03/2023 Accredited: