ISOLATION OF THE WEST-NILE VIRUS FROM ITS VICTIMS AND VECTOR CULEX MODESTUS FICALBI,
Abstract
Three strains of Arbovirus of group B were isolated from the blood of two victims of the infection and from one sample of Culex modestus collected in Camargue near the Rhone, probable site of infection of the victims. The three strains are serologically identical to the West Nile virus and demonstrate identical biological behavior except for a slight difference in the pH optimum of hemagglutination. The victims' incubation periods were 70 and 90 hours, respectively, between the infecting stings and the appearance of the first symptoms. The clinical diagram is similar to that already described for the West-Nile virus. These results indicate that a virus which is identical to, or at least very closely related to the West-Nile virus is present in Camargue and can cause fever and infection similar to that found in Egypt and Israel. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 04, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0838837
Entities
People
- C. R. Hannoun
- Jean Mouchet
- Jean-pierre Eouzan
- Rene Panthier
Organizations
- United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories