Rapid diagnosis of avian influenza virus in wild birds: Use of a portable rRT-PCR and freeze-dried reagents in the field

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 54, 2011, Pages

  Takekawa, John Y ^a   Hill, Nichola J ^a,b   Schultz, Annie K ^a   Iverson, Samuel A ^a   Cardona, Carol J ^b,c   Boyce, Walter M ^b   Dudley, Joseph P ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Active surveillance; Avian influenza; H5N1; Immunology; Issue 54; Lyophilized reagents; Migratory birds

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055111768     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2829     Document Type: Article

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