VecTest as diagnostic and surveillance tool for West Nile virus in dead birds

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2175-2181

  Stone, Ward B ^a,c,d   Okoniewski, Joseph C ^a   Therrien, Joseph E ^a   Kramer, Laura D ^b   Kauffman, Elizabeth B ^b   Eidson, Millicent ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources   (United States)

^d Wildlife Pathology Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 9744259480     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1012.040836     Document Type: Article

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