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One Health-Rabies Laboratory


The One-Health-Rabies Laboratory has expanded its pet export testing services to destinations such as Israel, Turkey, and other countries requiring  FAVN testing be performed at an EU-approved laboratory!

The mission of the One Health-Rabies section is to provide accurate and timely diagnostic service for samples submitted for rabies serology. Assays are available to verify rabies vaccination status in humans and animals. The two primary assays are the Rapid Fluorescent Focus Inhibition test (RFFIT) and the Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralization test (FAVN). ELISA testing for rabies antibody is also offered, both blocking and indirect ELISA. The laboratory personnel have extensive experience performing rabies serology for many purposes including:

  • Vaccine response (human and animal)
  • Research
  • Clinical trials
  • Assay development and qualification

For human rabies serology tests, the One Health-Rabies Laboratory meets qualification standards of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). The Laboratory has experience testing per GXP’s standards. For animal rabies serology tests, the laboratory follows the QA/QC requirements of the VMDL, which is an AAVLD-accredited laboratory. The VMDL One Health-Rabies Laboratory is recognized by the USDA to perform rabies serology for the purpose of pet export/travel and is an EU-approved and a CDC-approved laboratory for rabies antibody titration. The One Health-Rabies Laboratory is operated under the leadership of Dr. Susan Moore who is a world-renowned rabies expert with more than 30 years of experience.

  • CLIA Certificate
  • USDA Letter

List of EU Designated Laboratories for performing rabies antibody titration tests EU Designated Labs.

For pet travel/export testing please contact the laboratory for specific destinations.


Contact: 

Phone: 573-882-3646
Email: muvmdlrabies@missouri.edu

Shipping Information: 

  • 0.5mL to 2.0mL of serum be shipped with a cool pack in a leakproof container via overnight or two-day shipping.  Courier service such as FedEx or UPS is strongly recommended.
  • Completed submission form should be included in package with sample.  Submission form should be in a separate baggie from sample to prevent damage to form in the case of a leak. 
  • Samples should be shipped to the following address:

              MU VMDL Receiving
               One Health-Rabies Section
               901 East Campus Loop
               Columbia, MO 65211

*NOTE:  VMDL FedEx Billable stamps can also be used for shipping.


Test Information

FAVN for Export Submission Instructions and Information ($79.00)
The One Health-Rabies Laboratory at the University of Missouri is recognized by the USDA to perform rabies serology for export for pet travel and is an EU-approved laboratory for rabies antibody titration (https://food.ec.europa.eu/animals/movement-pets/designated-laboratories-performing-rabies-antibody-titration-tests/non-eu-countries_en). Please visit the USDA pet travel website for rabies serology requirement by destination country at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/pet-travel. For Hawaii Quarantine information see https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/aqs/aqs-info/.

Rabies Antibody-Non Export ($58.00)
Vaccine titer checks

Human Rabies Serology Titer Testing 
Vaccine response monitoring
Screen test ($47.00)
Endpoint test ($65.00)

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Faculty

Susan M. Moore, PhD, HCLD (ABB) (One Health-Rabies)
Clinical Associate Professor and Section Head

Staff

Cassidy Keating
Laboratory Manager

Samantha Pralle
Senior Research Lab Technician


FAQ and Reference Information

Animal Rabies Control and Prevention

Rabies serology and pet travel

World Organisation for Animal Health Rabies information

NASPHV Animal Rabies Control and Prevention

Pet Rabies Vaccination

Rabies Aware

Human Rabies Vaccination

Rabies ACIP Vaccine Recommendations

Rabies vaccines and Immunoglobulins

WHO Immunological Basis for Immunization Series

Rabies vaccination and level of protection

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  • Anatomic Pathology
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Message from the Director

The University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (VMDL) is a full-service veterinary diagnostic laboratory and Missouri’s only laboratory accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. The VMDL is a Level I Lab of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, Tier I Lab of the FDA Veterinary Laboratory Response Network, and a National Poultry Improvement Plan authorized lab. The VMDL maintains an effective quality assurance and quality control program.

The VMDL has formal anatomical pathology, clinical pathology, and clinical microbiology training programs. The VMDL faculty hold academic appointments in the Departments of Veterinary Pathobiology and Veterinary Biomedical Sciences. The director is administratively responsible to the dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine for the overall operation of the laboratory and its multiple missions of public service, teaching, research and continuing education/extension.

The VMDL faculty and staff work diligently to provide relevant, timely and cost-effective diagnostic services to our clients and to create a positive learning environment for our students and residents. In 2024, veterinarians, animal owners and researchers from 103 Missouri counties and cities, as well as from 51 states and provinces outside Missouri, continued to rely on the Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (VMDL) diagnostic services. The lab performed approximately 63,500 total cases and conducted nearly 204,500 tests.

About the MU VMDL

The VMDL is a full-service laboratory accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD). The VMDL provides in-depth laboratory diagnostic support to veterinary practitioners, livestock and poultry industry interests, companion animal interests, wildlife conservationists, scientists utilizing animals in their research throughout the university, state and regulatory officials, and clinicians of the MU Veterinary Health Center.

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