ISOLATIONS OF SIMBU-GROUP VIRUSES IN IBADAN, NIGERIA 1964-69, INCLUDING NEW TYPES SANGO, SHAMONDA, SABO AND SHUNI
ISOLATIONS OF SIMBU-GROUP VIRUSES IN IBADAN, NIGERIA 1964-69, INCLUDING NEW TYPES SANGO, SHAMONDA, SABO AND SHUNI
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DOI:
10.1080/00034983.1972.11686835
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发表时间:
1972-01-01
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通讯作者:
LEE, VH
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作者:
CAUSEY, OR;CAUSEY, CE;LEE, VH
MATERIALS AND METHODSBlood samples from animals at the abattoirs were collected and processed by methods described elsewhere (Kemp et al., 1971). Attempts to isolate virus were made by intracerebral inoculation of infant mice according to routine procedures (Causey et al., 1961). Multigroup hyperimmune mouse ascitic fluids or sera, one of which contained antibodies to Simbu (SAAR 53) virus, were obtained from the East Mrican Virus Research Institute for provisional identification of isolates by complement-fixation (CF) testing. A specific Simbu (SAAR 53) mouse ascitic fluid, obtained from the Yale Arbovirus Research Unit (YARU), New Haven, Connecticut, also was used for group identification. Homologous hyperimmune mouse ascitic fluid was prepared for each prototype or topotype virus in the lbadan laboratory using three weekly intraperitoneal injections of virus followed by a single injection of sarcoma 180/TG cells. Type identification was made by neutralization (N) testing. The SO% lethal dose (LD 60) end point of infectivity was calculated by the method of Reed and Muench (1938), and titres and neutralization indices are expressed in dex (Haldane, 1960).