title: Rapid West Nile virus antigen detection.
abstract: We compared the VecTest WNV antigen assay with standard methods of West Nile virus (WNV) detection in swabs from American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) and House Sparrows (Passer domesticus). The VecTest detected WNV more frequently than the plaque assay and was comparable to a TaqMan reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.
authors.affiliation: Arbovirus Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522, USA. nap4@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Nicholas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Panella
authors.forename: Kristen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Burkhalter
authors.forename: Stanley A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Langevin
authors.forename: Aaron C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Brault
authors.forename: Lynn M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Schooley
authors.forename: Brad J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Biggerstaff
authors.forename: Roger S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Nasci
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Komar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D046368:Crows; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D046370:Sparrows; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D010948:Viral Plaque Assay; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic