Detecting West Nile virus in owls and raptors by an antigen-capture assay.
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.
Gancz
Ady Y
AY
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. agancz@uoguelph.ca
Campbell
Douglas G
DG
Barker
Ian K
IK
Lindsay
Robbin
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Hunter
Bruce
B
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*
D000956:Antigens, Viral; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic