title: Detection of West Nile viral RNA from field-collected mosquitoes in tropical regions by conventional and real-time RT-PCR.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudios en Salud, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Regional Office for Central America and Panama, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
authors.forename: Ana Silvia
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: González-Reiche
authors.forename: María de Lourdes
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: Monzón-Pineda
authors.forename: Barbara W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: María Eugenia
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Morales-Betoulle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D017931:DNA Primers; D005416:Flavivirus / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D012367:RNA, Viral