Katrina Alger
Science and Products
Year Published: 2019
Inactivation of viable surrogates for the select agents virulent Newcastle disease virus and highly pathogenic avian influenza virus using either commercial lysis buffer or heat
Introduction:Federal Select Agent Program regulations require laboratories to document a validated procedure for inactivating select agents prior to movement outside registered space. Avian influenza viruses and virulent Newcastle disease virus (vNDV) are cultured in chicken amnio-allantoic fluid (AAF), but the efficacy of commercial lysis buffers...
Alger, Katrina Elizabeth; Ip, Hon S.; Hall, Jeffrey S.; Nashold, Sean; Richgels, Katherine; Smith, Carrie AlisonAttribution: National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems
Date published: October 23, 2019
White-nose syndrome surveillance and research updates
Updates on white-nose syndrome surveillance and research from the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in Fall 2019.
Attribution: National Wildlife Health Center