title: Detecting West Nile virus in owls and raptors by an antigen-capture assay.
abstract: We evaluated a rapid antigen-capture assay (VecTest) for detection of West Nile virus in oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs, collected at necropsy from owls (N = 93) and raptors (N = 27). Sensitivity was 93.5%-95.2% for northern owl species but <42.9% for all other species. Specificity was 100% for owls and 85.7% for raptors.
authors.affiliation: University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. agancz@uoguelph.ca
authors.forename: Ady Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Gancz
authors.forename: Douglas G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Ian K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: Robbin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002988:Cloaca / Q000821:virology; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000821:virology; D020304:Raptors / Q000821:virology*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000662:veterinary*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020305:Strigiformes / Q000821:virology*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic