Comparative field analyses of rapid analyte measurement platform and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assays for west nile virus surveillance

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 324-328

  Williges, Eric ^a,b   Farajollahi, Ary ^a,b   Neider, Mark P ^b   Gaugler, Randy ^b  

^a Mercer County Mosquito Control   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Culicidae; Mosquito; RAMP; RT PCR; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOSQUITO; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INSECT VECTORS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOSQUITO CONTROL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ARBOVIRUS; CULICIDAE; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 75649099400     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/038.034.0219     Document Type: Article

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