Detecting West Nile Virus in Owls and Raptors by an Antigen-capture Assay
Open Access
- 1 December 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 10 (12) , 2204-2206
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1012.040168
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.Keywords
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