Korean Hemorrhagic Fever.
Abstract
Epidemic hemorrhagic fever was recognized for the first time in Korea in 1951 and since that time it has been known as Korean hemorrhagic fever (KHF). Diseases similar to KHF have been known in Manchuria, the Soviet Union, Scandinavia, Eurasia and Japan. The purpose of the research was (1) to isolate the etiologic agent of KHF, (2) to propagate the etiologic agent of KHF in animals; and (3) to study the serologic relationship between KHF agent and other acute hemorrhagic fevers of the world. The etiologic agent of KHF was isolated from lung tissues of Apodemus rodents and from acute phase sera of patients by FAT. The agent was successfully propagated in Apodemus agrarius through 26 passages but could not be cultivated in cell cultures nor in laboratory animals.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA057652
Entities
People
- Ho Wang Lee
Organizations
- Korea University