Alert and response to the Ebola Virus Disease epidemic

Ebola diagnostics

2.2 Ebola viral disease biological diagnostics

Figure 11 : Immunofluorescence

2.2.2 Laboratory techniques

2.2.2.4 Other techniques

• Immunohistochemistry assay (in case of postmortem skin sample)

• Electron microscopy

• Cell culture followed by indirect immunofluorescence or PCR (requires a P4/BSL-4 lab, time required: 10 days)