Why would it take 48 hours to get the results back? I had heard the tests could take 12 hours....but 48?
It depends on your race, remember?
[Why would it take 48 hours to get the results back? I had heard the tests could take 12 hours....but 48?]
Maybe if they put the sample on the bus and it sits in the bus station a while. Hopefully, they’re treating ebola tests a bit more seriously but with this circus, who knows.
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/lab/default.shtm
“After hours receipt of samples is temporarily unavailable. All packages transported through a courier (FedEx, UPS, LoneStar Overnight) will be accepted during regular business hours. Specimens submitted to Greyhound Bus Station-Austin will be picked up by laboratory staff as usual. Hand-delivered samples will be accepted only during regular business hours Monday - Friday (7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) until further notice.”
Here are all the tests that currently can be used to diagnose Ebola. They all need different time to run.
| Timeline of Infection | Diagnostic tests available |
| Within a few days after symptoms begin | Antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing IgM ELISA Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Virus isolation |
| Later in disease course or after recovery | IgM and IgG antibodies |
| Retrospectively in deceased patients | Immunohistochemistry testing Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Virus isolation |