Rapid Diagnosis of Arbovirus and Arenavirus Infections by Immunofluorescence.

Abstract

A serologic survey of equatorial Africa for antibodies in man to Crimeanhemorrhagic fever-Congo, Rift valley fever, Ebola, Lassa fever, and Marburg viruses was begun. Positive reactions to Ebola virus have been observed with sera from military recruits from southern Sudan (41.3%) but rarely with sera from military recruits from northern Sudan (1.5%). Ebola positive reactions have also been found in sera from life-long residents of Senegal's lower Fleuve region in the Senegal River Valley. Antibody to Rift Valley Fever and Lassa viruses was also found in Senegal. Human sera from Ethiopia and Senegal have been screened on polyvalent spot-slides. The rate of positive reaction varies with geographic region. One hundred and fifty-eight (158) bunyavirus supergroup viruses have been screened for reaction on KHF virus-infected spot-slides. Positive reactions have been found with several group Tete viruses and with one antibody preparation to Manawa virus.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA148647

Entities

People

  • G. H. Tignor

Organizations

  • Yale University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Animal Diseases
  • Bunyaviridae Infections
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Ebola Virus
  • Geographic Regions
  • Infection
  • Lassa Fever
  • Marburg Virus
  • Phlebotomus Fever
  • Rift Valley Fever
  • Rift Valleys
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses
  • Wound Infections
  • Yellow Fever

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).