Comparative sensitivity of the VecTest antigen-capture assay, reverse transcriptase-PCR, and cell culture for detection of West Nile virus in dead birds

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 204-209

  Siirin, Marina ^a   Sargent, Chris ^b   Langer, Rebecca C ^a   Parsons, Ray ^b   Vanlandingham, Dana L ^a   Higgs, Stephen ^a   Tesh, Robert B ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b H County Pub Health/Environ Serv   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Virus assay; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THROAT CULTURE; TISSUE CULTURE; UNITED STATES; VERO CELL; VIRUS DETECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BIRD DISEASES; BRAIN; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; IMMUNOASSAY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERO CELLS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ARBOVIRUS; AVES; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 7244238186     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2004.4.204     Document Type: Article

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