Lack of detectable West Nile virus RNA in brains and kidneys of dogs and cats with immunohistological precipitates using virus-specific antibodies

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 171-176

  Schaudien, Dirk ^a   Schwab, Stephanie ^a   Linke, Sonja ^b   Seeliger, Frank ^a   Pauli, Georg ^b   Baumgärtner, Wolfgang ^a   Herden, Christiane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Immunohistology; Molecular mimicry; RT PCR; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BRAIN; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GERMANY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; RNA, VIRAL; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 51649112114     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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