Volume 10, Number 5—May 2004
Dispatch
Corvidae Feather Pulp and West Nile Virus Detection
Douglas E. Docherty*
, Renee Romaine Long*, Kathryn M. Griffin*, and Emi K. Saito*
, Renee Romaine Long*, Kathryn M. Griffin*, and Emi K. Saito*
Table
Logarithmic titers of West Nile virus infectious particles (per 0.1 mL of 10% tissue suspension) present in each type of sample, as detected by plaque assay in Vero cells
| Type of sample | No. tested | Median (range) |
|---|---|---|
| Kidney/spleen pool |
7 |
1.0 (<1.0 to 3.3) |
| Cloacal swab |
12 |
1.9 (<1.0 to 4.0) |
| Vascular pulp of flight feather | 12 | 4.9 (3.5 to >7.4) |
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