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Detecting West Nile virus in owls and raptors by an antigen-capture assay

Emerging Infectious Diseases (2004) 10(12) 2204-2206
DOI: 10.3201/eid1012.040168
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Abstract

We evaluated a rapid antigen-capture assay (VecTest) for detection of West Nile virus in oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs, collected at necropsy from owls (N = 93) and raptors (N = 27). Sensitivity was 93.5%-95.2% for northern owl species but <42.9% for all other species. Specificity was 100% for owls and 85.7% for raptors.

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Gancz, A. Y., Campbell, D. G., Barker, I. K., Lindsay, R., & Hunter, B. (2004). Detecting West Nile virus in owls and raptors by an antigen-capture assay. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 10(12), 2204–2206. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1012.040168

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