Rapid West Nile virus antigen detection.
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.
Panella
Nicholas A
NA
Arbovirus Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522, USA. nap4@cdc.gov
Burkhalter
Kristen L
KL
Langevin
Stanley A
SA
Brault
Aaron C
AC
Schooley
Lynn M
LM
Biggerstaff
Brad J
BJ
Nasci
Roger S
RS
Komar
Nicholas
N
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