Corvidae Feather Pulp and West Nile Virus Detection

摘要

We evaluated cloacal swab, vascular pulp of flightfeather, and kidney and spleen pool samples from carcass-es of members of the family Corvidae as sources of WestNile virus (WNV). The cloacal swab, kidney and spleenpool, and feather pulp were the source of WNV in 38%,43%, and 77%, respectively, of the carcasses