Corvidae Feather Pulp and West Nile Virus Detection

We evaluated cloacal swab, vascular pulp of flight feather, and kidney and spleen pool samples from carcasses of members of the family Corvidae as sources of West Nile virus (WNV). The cloacal swab, kidney and spleen pool, and feather pulp, respectively, were the source of WNV in 38%, 43%, and 77% o...

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Main Authors: Douglas E. Docherty, Renee Romaine Long, Kathryn M. Griffin, Emi K. Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0825_article
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spelling doaj-6715c1c03ddd4a1a9645a73e1795ab512020-11-25T01:58:09ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592004-05-0110590790910.3201/eid1005.030825Corvidae Feather Pulp and West Nile Virus DetectionDouglas E. DochertyRenee Romaine LongKathryn M. GriffinEmi K. SaitoWe evaluated cloacal swab, vascular pulp of flight feather, and kidney and spleen pool samples from carcasses of members of the family Corvidae as sources of West Nile virus (WNV). The cloacal swab, kidney and spleen pool, and feather pulp, respectively, were the source of WNV in 38%, 43%, and 77% of the carcasses.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0825_articleWest Nile virusfeather pulpsurveillanceUnited States
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author Douglas E. Docherty
Renee Romaine Long
Kathryn M. Griffin
Emi K. Saito
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Renee Romaine Long
Kathryn M. Griffin
Emi K. Saito
Corvidae Feather Pulp and West Nile Virus Detection
Emerging Infectious Diseases
West Nile virus
feather pulp
surveillance
United States
author_facet Douglas E. Docherty
Renee Romaine Long
Kathryn M. Griffin
Emi K. Saito
author_sort Douglas E. Docherty
title Corvidae Feather Pulp and West Nile Virus Detection
title_short Corvidae Feather Pulp and West Nile Virus Detection
title_full Corvidae Feather Pulp and West Nile Virus Detection
title_fullStr Corvidae Feather Pulp and West Nile Virus Detection
title_full_unstemmed Corvidae Feather Pulp and West Nile Virus Detection
title_sort corvidae feather pulp and west nile virus detection
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2004-05-01
description We evaluated cloacal swab, vascular pulp of flight feather, and kidney and spleen pool samples from carcasses of members of the family Corvidae as sources of West Nile virus (WNV). The cloacal swab, kidney and spleen pool, and feather pulp, respectively, were the source of WNV in 38%, 43%, and 77% of the carcasses.
topic West Nile virus
feather pulp
surveillance
United States
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0825_article
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