World Reference Center for Arboviruses.

Abstract

Viruses were identified in the families Bunyaviridae, Reoviridae, and Flaviviridae. A new orbivirus, Essaouira, was identified from ticks taken on an island off the coast of Morocco. Inkoo virus of the California sero-group was recognized for the first time Sweden. A new virus in the Tete serogroup was identified from a mynah bird of India. Another new virus, Precarious Point was shown to be in the Uukuniemi serogroup. This virus was from Australia. Charges virus of the Phlebovirus genus was identified for the first time in Colombia, and 2 more new phleboviruses were characterized from Brazil. Toscana, also of the Phlebovirus genus, was isolated from the CSF of a Swedish tourist in Portugal. This is the first time this virus has been implicated in human disease. Naples and Sicilian strains were isolated from sera of febrile persons in Cyprus, and Naples from a child in Egypt. Also discussed are: Diagnosis of disease; and Pathogenesis of arbovirus infections.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1986
Accession Number
ADA178908

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Shope

Organizations

  • Yale University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arbovirus Infections
  • Arboviruses
  • Birds
  • Bunyaviridae
  • Cells
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Phlebotomus Fever
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Virology (or Medical Virology).