World Reference Center for Arboviruses.

Abstract

The World Reference Center for Arboviruses identified over 800 viruses and revised the taxonomy of Bunyaviridae, Orbivirus, Rhabdoviridae, Arenaviridae, and Togaviridae. Outbreaks wwre diagnosed such as Rift Valley fever in Egypt in 1977. Rapid and early diagnosis methods were developed including immunofluorescence and ELISA. Some of these utilized monoclonal antibody. Virus reference strains and antibody were distributed world-wide. Keywords: Serological diagnosis, Complement-fixation, Neutralization, Serosurvey, Rift Valley fever, Dengue, Yellow fever, Crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever, Rapid diagnosis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA167838

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Shope

Organizations

  • Yale University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arbovirus Infections
  • Arboviruses
  • Birds
  • Bunyaviridae
  • Cells
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Equine Encephalitis
  • Health Services
  • Interferon
  • Medical Personnel
  • Phlebotomus Fever
  • Rift Valley Fever
  • Ticks
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses
  • Zoonoses

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Virology (or Medical Virology).