title: Assays to detect West Nile virus in dead birds.
abstract: Using oral swab samples to detect West Nile virus in dead birds, we compared the Rapid Analyte Measurement Platform (RAMP) assay with VecTest and real-time reverse-transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. The sensitivities of RAMP and VecTest for testing corvid species were 91.0% and 82.1%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, New York, USA. wbstone@gw.dec.state.ny.us
authors.forename: Ward B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: Joseph E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Therrien
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: Elizabeth B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Kauffman
authors.forename: Millicent
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eldson
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D001717:Birds / Q000821:virology*; D001921:Brain / Q000821:virology; D046092:Columbiformes / Q000821:virology; D046094:Galliformes / Q000821:virology; D009055:Mouth / Q000821:virology; D046109:Passeriformes / Q000821:virology; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic