West Nile Virus Detection in Kidney, Cloacal, and Nasopharyngeal Specimens

نویسندگان

  • Ojimadu A. Ohajuruka
  • Richard L. Berry
  • Sheila Grimes
  • Susanne Farkas
چکیده

We compared kidney tissue samples and cloacal and nasopharyngeal swab samples from field-collected dead crows and blue jays for West Nile virus surveillance. Compared to tissue samples, 35% more swab samples were false negative. Swab samples were usually positive only when the corresponding tissue sample was strongly positive.

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دوره 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005