The individual steps of performing Ebola virus laboratory diagnostics for probable cases of Ebola virus disease are described in this document.

1. Specimen collection
2. Shipping/transport of specimen
3. Laboratory investigations
4. Acquisition of findings/assessment of findings
5. Report of diagnosis

Further more the appendix contains addresses of laboratories for Ebola virus diagnostics, examples of packaging for the shipment of samples and shipping companies and information regarding preliminary diagnostics.