Detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of antibodies to West Nile virus in birds

Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Sep;8(9):979-82. doi: 10.3201/eid0809.020152.

Abstract

We adapted an indirect immunoglobulin G enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to facilitate studies of West Nile virus (WNV) and evaluated its application to taxonomically diverse avian species. Anti-WNV antibodies were detected in 23 bird species, including many exotic species, demonstrating its value in studies of WNV epizootiology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / analysis*
  • Antigens, Viral / immunology
  • Bird Diseases / immunology*
  • Bird Diseases / virology*
  • Birds / immunology*
  • Birds / virology*
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods*
  • Immunoglobulin G / analysis
  • Vero Cells
  • West Nile Fever / diagnosis
  • West Nile Fever / immunology
  • West Nile virus / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Antigens, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G