title: Comparison of immunohistochemistry and virus isolation for diagnosis of west nile virus.
abstract: Immunohistochemistry and virus isolation were performed on 1,057 birds. Immunohistochemistry, virus isolation, or both found 325 birds to be West Nile virus positive. Of these, 271 were positive by both methods. These results indicate that virus isolation and immunohistochemistry are approximately equal in their ability to detect West Nile virus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. aellis@vet.uga.edu
authors.forename: Angela E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Mead
authors.forename: Andrew B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.forename: Samantha E J
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.forename: Nicole L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Gottdenker
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Stallknecht
authors.forename: Elizabeth W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Howerth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D001717:Birds / Q000145:classification / Q000821:virology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*