Corvidae Feather Pulp and West Nile Virus Detection

Docherty, Douglas E.; Long, Renee Romaine; Griffin, Kathryn M.; Saito, Emi K.

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Corvidae Feather Pulp and West Nile Virus Detection

Published Date:

May 2004

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Emerg Infect Dis. 10(5):907-909.

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Docherty, Douglas E. ; Long, Renee Romaine ; Griffin, Kathryn M. ; Saito, Emi K. ;

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We evaluated cloacal swab, vascular pulp of flight feather, and kidney and spleen pool samples from carcasses of members of the family Corvidae as sources of West Nile virus (WNV). The cloacal swab, kidney and spleen pool, and feather pulp were the source of WNV in 38%, 43%, and 77%, respectively, of the carcasses.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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