World Reference Center for Arboviruses

Abstract

The World Reference Center for Arboviruses identified 197 viruses and revised the taxonomy of the Quaranfil serogroup, rhabdoviruses, phleboviruses, and orbiviruses. Techniques for rapid and early diagnosis of arbovirus disease were refined and transferred as technology to users internationally. Virus reference reagents (2,258 ampoules) of over 200 viruses were distributed world- wide. Keywords: Arbovirus, Serological diagnosis, ELISA, Complement-fixation neutralization, Serosurvey, Rift Valley fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Rapid diagnosis, Flavivirus.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA202925

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Shope

Organizations

  • Yale University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arbovirus Infections
  • Arboviruses
  • Arthropod-Borne Encephalitis
  • Birds
  • Bunyaviridae
  • Cells
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Encephalitis
  • Equine Encephalitis
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Phlebotomus Fever
  • Rift Valley Fever
  • Ticks
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses
  • Zoonoses

Readers

  • Virology (or Medical Virology).