SPECIFIC ANTIGEN PROPERTIES OF KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS EPIDEMICA INCLUSIONS (TESTS USING THE IMMUNOFLUORESCENT METHOD)

Abstract

A keratoconjunctivitis epidemic occurred in Hungary in 1961-1962. Characteristic inclusion bodies were found in the epithelial cytoplasm of 88 percent of the scrapings taken during the acute phase of the disease. Through immunofluorescent tests it was established that these inclusion bodies have specific antigen properties which conform to the antigenic nature of type 8 adenovirus, which may be considered as the main pathogenic agent in this epidemic. According to this the inclusions of keratoconjunctivitis epidemic partly or entirely contain the pathogenic virus particles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1966
Accession Number
AD0834337

Entities

People

  • Gyorgy Imre
  • Imre Korchmaros
  • Istvan Nasz
  • Pal Dan
  • Peter Geck

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adenoviruses
  • Biological Staining And Labeling
  • Cell Nucleus
  • Cells
  • Cellular Structures
  • Cytoplasm
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Eye
  • Fluorescence
  • Immune Serums
  • Inclusions
  • Phase
  • Public Health
  • Tissue Culture
  • Virion
  • Viruses

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Medicine

Readers

  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).