title: Corvidae feather pulp and West Nile virus detection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survery, National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA. doug_docherty@usgs.gov
authors.forename: Douglas E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Docherty
authors.forename: Renee Romaine
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Kathryn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: Emi K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D005241:Feathers / Q000821:virology*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020308:Songbirds / Q000821:virology*; D014709:Vero Cells; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*