Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Rapid West Nile virus antigen detection.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2005
- Authors:
- Panella, Nicholas A et al.
- Affiliation:
- Arbovirus Diseases Branch · United States
Abstract
We compared the VecTest WNV antigen assay with standard methods of West Nile virus (WNV) detection in swabs from American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) and House Sparrows (Passer domesticus). The VecTest detected WNV more frequently than the plaque assay and was comparable to a TaqMan reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.
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