Familiarise with the attached flowchart located on the Virology page.

Suspected cases must be accommodated in single room isolation with door shut on arrival and airborne PPE (FFP3) worn when entering the room
Call the South East Health Protection Team (HPT) as soon as you have diagnosed a suspected case on 0344 225 3861
If the HPT decides that a case requires urgent testing, they will provide an oral fluid kit and a UKHSA request form by courier, as well as an HPZ number to be entered onto the request form
For any patient presenting with a febrile rash illness of likely viral origin, take a viral buccal/throat swab for internal measles PCR testing in addition (plus whatever other diagnostic testing is required). Samples should be taken to Pathology reception on-site.
Samples must be taken as per the tube manufacturer's processing instructions.

Universal container or green VTM tube

Throat swab in green VTM tube. Oral fluid in Universal container

The results obtained for this assay depend on adequate identification, collection, transport, storage and processing of samples. To avoid incorrect results, it is therefore necessary to take care during these steps and to carefully follow the instructions. Results obtained must be interpreted taking into consideration the clinical data and other laboratory tests.

Detected, NOT detected