A Brief Introduction To The Avian Influenza Virus / Erica Spackman -- Avian Influenza Virus Sample Types, Collection, And Handling / Mary Lea Killian -- Avian Influenza Virus Rna Extraction From Tissue And Swab Material / Erica Spackman And David L. Suarez -- Type A Influenza Virus Detection And Quantitation By Real-time Rt-pcr / Erica Spackman And David L. Suarez -- Detection And Identification Of The H5 Hemagglutinin Subtype By Real-time Rt-pcr -- Avian Influenza Virus Isolation And Propagation In Chicken Eggs / Peter R. Woolcock -- Hemagglutination-inhibition Test For Avian Influenza Virus Subtype Identification And The Detection And Quantitation Of Serum Antibodies To The Avian Influenza Virus / Janice C. Pedersen -- Neuraminidase-inhibition Assay For The Identification Of Influenza A Virus Neuraminidase Subtype Or Neuraminidase Antibody Specificity / Janice C. Pedersen -- Immunohistochemical Staining For The Detection Of The Avian Influenza Virus In Tissues / Mary J. Pantin-jackwood -- Wild Bird Surveillance For The Avian Influenza Virus / Justin D. Brown And David E. Stallknecht -- Reverse Genetics Of The Avian Influenza Virus / Chang-won Lee And David L. Suarez -- Evaluating The Cell-mediated Immune Response Of Avian Species To Avian Influenza Viruses / Darrell R. Kapczynski -- Measurement Of Avian Cytokines With Real-time Rt-pcr Following Infection With The Avian Influenza Virus / Darrell R. Kapczynski And Michael H. Kogut. Erica Spackman, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.