Types of Specimen

Disease	Type of Specimen	Volume Required
American trypanosomiasis	Serum	1 mL
Amebiasis	Serum	1 mL
Babesiosis	Serum	1 mL
Baylisascaris	Serum	1 mL
Echinococcosis	Serum	1 mL
Fascioliasis	Serum	1 mL
Filariasis	Serum	1 mL
Gnathostomiasis	Serum	1 mL
Leishmaniasis	Serum	1 mL
Malaria	Serum	1 mL
Paragonimiasis	Serum	1 mL
Schistosomiasis	Serum	1 mL
Strongyloidiasis	Serum	1 mL
Toxocariasis	Serum	1 mL
Trichinosis	Serum	1 mL
Filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti)	Serum, Plasma, Heparinized Blood	1 mL
African trypanosomiasis	Serum, CSF	1 mL

Disease	Type of Specimen (Volume Required)	Handling Conditions
American trypanosomiasis	EDTA blood (4 mL)	Stored at 4⁰C and shipped on ice pack.
Babesiosis	EDTA blood (4 mL)	Stored at 4⁰C and shipped on ice pack.
Malaria	EDTA blood (4 mL)	Stored at 4⁰C and shipped on ice pack.
African trypanosomiasis	EDTA blood (4 mL) / CSF (1 mL)	Stored at 4⁰C and shipped on ice pack.
Cysticercosis	Biopsy (0.5 g) / CSF (1 mL)	Stored at 4⁰C and shipped on ice pack.
Echinococcus	Biopsy (0.5 g) / Abcess fluid (1 mL)	Stored at 4⁰C and shipped on ice pack.
Amoebiasis	Faecal sample – without SAF (1 g)	Stored at -20⁰C and shipped on dry ice.
Leishmaniasis	EDTA blood (4 mL) / Biopsy (0.5 g) / Lesion scraping, Aspirate (variable)	MUST be stored and shipped at Room Temperature.
Toxoplasmosis	EDTA blood, pleural fluid, CSF (4 mL) / vitreous fluid, amniotic fluid (1 mL)	Stored at 4⁰C and shipped on ice pack. Must not be frozen.