Assays to Detect West Nile Virus in Dead Birds

Assays to Detect West Nile Virus in Dead Birds

Using oral swab samples to detect West Nile virus in dead birds, we compared the Rapid Analyte Measurement Platform (RAMP) assay with VecTest and real-time reverse-transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction. The sensitivities of RAMP and VecTest for testing corvid species were 91.0% and 82.1%, respecti...

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Main Authors: Ward B. Stone, Joseph E. Therrien, Robert Benson, Laura Kramer, Elizabeth B. Kauffman, Millicent Eidson, Scott Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
birds
diagnosis
American Crow
real-time RT-PCR
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/11/05-0806_article

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