Laboratory testing is required in order to diagnose and confirm plague. Ideally, confirmation is through the identification of Y. pestis culture from a patient sample. Confirmation of infection can be done by examining serum taken during the early and late stages of infection. To quickly screen for the Y. pestis antigen in patients, rapid dipstick tests have been developed for field use.Gram-Negative Yersinia pestis bacteria. The culture was grown over a 72-hour time period Samples taken for testing include: * Buboes: Swollen lymph nodes (buboes) characteristic of<unk> , a fluid sample can be taken from them with a needle. * Blood * Lungs
Bubonic plague
Hittite plague
Sylvatic plague
Urban plague
Malaria
Scrub typhus
Pneumonic plague
Flying squirrel typhus