Rapid Detection of West Nile Virus from Human Clinical Specimens, Field-Collected Mosquitoes, and Avian Samples by a TaqMan Reverse Transcriptase-PCR Assay

By R. Lanciotti, Amy J. Kerst, R. Nasci, M. Godsey, C. J. Mitchell, H. Savage, N. Komar, N. Panella, B. Allen, K. E. Volpe and 2 more. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2000

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Subfields: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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• The outbreak of West Nile virus infection in the New York City area in 1999. (2001, neutral): “8°C) 53 (90) Weakness 33 (56) Nausea 31 (53) Vomiting 30 (51) Headache 28 (47) Altered mental status 27 (46) Diarrhea 16 (27) Rash 11 (19) Cough 11 (19) Stiff neck 11 (19) Myalgia 10 (17) Arthralgia 9 (15) Photophobia 8 (14) Tremor 7 (12) Slurred speech 5 (8) Abdominal pain 4 (7) Focal sensory chang”
• Real-Time PCR in Clinical Microbiology: Applications for Routine Laboratory Testing (2006, methodology): “Traditional recovery of the virus in cell cultures for routine laboratory diagnosis is not recommended because of poor sensitivity and safety concerns with the procedures (245, 375).”
• Case definitions, diagnostic algorithms, and priorities in encephalitis: consensus statement of the international encephalitis consortium. (2013, neutral): “ofWNV IgM in CSF [43].”