The Virology department is equipped with incubators for embryonated egg inoculation, candling equipment, cell culture systems, specialized centrifuges, and molecular and serological instruments. The main diagnostic approaches of this unit include:
- Virus isolation and propagation in embryonated eggs through inoculation into the allantoic cavity, yolk sac, and chorioallantoic membrane;
- Cell culture on Chicken Embryo Fibroblast (CEF) cells and specific cell lines (MDCK, Vero);
- Final confirmation through serological tests (HI, ELISA, VNT) and molecular assays (Real-Time PCR, RT-PCR).