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.
Citation Information
| 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 |