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Detecting West Nile virus in owls and raptors by an antigen-capture assay
Ady Y Gancz1, Douglas G Campbell, Ian K Barker
1University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. agancz@uoguelph.ca
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|January 25, 2005
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.
