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West Nile virus susceptibility of American singer canaries: Data

March 7, 2018

hree datasets are included: 1) survival of domesticated canaries and American crows following sub-cutaneous challenges ranging from 101 – 105 plaque forming units of West Nile virus. 2) Arbitrary units of WNV detected by RT-PCR or plaque forming units of WNV cultured in vero cells in 4 separate studies. Culture results are indicated for each day post WNV challenge. 3) Weight (mass) changes in grams in canaries and crows each day following WNV challenge. Day 0 (inoculation) set to 0 gms, then each subsequent day is change in gms from previous day.

Publication Year 2018
Title West Nile virus susceptibility of American singer canaries: Data
DOI 10.5066/F7XG9QD9
Authors Erik K Hofmeister, Melissa M Lund, Valerie I Shearn-Bochsler
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization National Wildlife Health Center