Comparison of immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction for detection of west nile virus in naturally infected dead birds

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 587-589

  Sandhu, Tejbir ^a,b   Sidhu, Dalbinder ^b   Dhillon, Major ^a   Fang, Ying ^c  

^a Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District   (United States)

^b PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; RT PCR; Vector borne disease surveillance; West nile virus

Indexed keywords

POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

AVES; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 78049466176     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.937     Document Type: Article

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