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Rapid West Nile Virus Antigen Detection

Authors :
Nicholas A. Panella
Kristen L. Burkhalter
Stanley A. Langevin
Aaron C. Brault
Lynn M. Schooley
Brad J. Biggerstaff
Roger S. Nasci
Nicholas Komar
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 10, Pp 1633-1635 (2005)
Publication Year :
2005
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005.

Abstract

We compared the VecTest WNV antigen assay with standard methods of West Nile virus (WNV) detection in swabs from American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) and House Sparrows (Passer domesticus). The VecTest detected WNV more frequently than the plaque assay and was comparable to a TaqMan reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
11
Issue :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9b37a7a85c8b4f5fbd83498d9e989bc4
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1110.040394