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

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May 2004
By Docherty, Douglas E. ; Long, Renee Romaine ; Griffin, Kathryn M. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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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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Animals Bird Diseases Cercopithecus Aethiops Feathers Organ Specificity Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Songbirds Vero Cells West Nile Fever
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Emerg Infect Dis. 10(5):907-909.
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Dispatch
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10
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5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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