Optimal specimen collection and transport methods for the detection of avian influenza virus and Newcastle disease virus

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Spackman, Erica ^a   Pedersen, Janice C ^b   McKinley, Enid T ^a   Gelb, Jack ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b National Veterinary Services Laboratories   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CHICKEN; CLOACA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H7N2; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; NEWCASTLE DISEASE; NEWCASTLE DISEASE PARAMYXOVIRUS; PHARYNX; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CLOACA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; NEWCASTLE DISEASE; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS; PHARYNX; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TRANSPORTATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874065609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-9-35     Document Type: Article

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