Volume 9, Number 10—October 2003
Dispatch
West Nile Virus Detection in American Crows
Sarah A. Yaremych*
, Richard E. Warner*, Marshall T. Van de Wyngaerde†, Adam M. Ringia†, Richard Lampman†, and Robert J. Novak†
, Richard E. Warner*, Marshall T. Van de Wyngaerde†, Adam M. Ringia†, Richard Lampman†, and Robert J. Novak†Table
Results of West Nile virus testing of American Crow fecal, saliva, and tissue samples
| Sample no. | VecTesta | RT-PCR TaqManb |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
+ |
+ |
| 2 |
+ |
+ |
| 3 |
+ |
+ |
| 4 |
+ |
+ |
| 5 |
+ |
+ |
| 6 |
+ |
+ |
| 7 |
+ |
+ |
| 8 |
+ |
+ |
| 9 |
+ |
- |
| 10 |
+ |
- |
| 11 |
- |
- |
| 12 |
+ |
+ |
| 13 |
+ |
+ |
| 14 |
+ |
+ |
| 15 | + | - |
aVecTest West Nile virus/Saint Louis encephalitis virus Antigen Panel Assay (Medical Analysis Systems Inc., Camarillo, CA).
bReverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; Taqman (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA).
