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Detection of West Nile Virus in Oral and Cloacal Swabs Collected from Bird Carcasses
We evaluated if postmortem cloacal and oral swabs could replace brain tissue as a specimen for West Nile virus (WNV) detection. WNV was detected in all three specimen types from 20 dead crows and jays with an average of >10(5) WNV PFU in each. These findings suggest that testing cloacal or oral s...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2002
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2730331/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12095448 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0807.020157 |