Artigo Revisado por pares

Nepuyo Virus, a New Group C Agent Isolated in Trinidad and Brazil

1966; American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Volume: 15; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4269/ajtmh.1966.15.71

ISSN

1476-1645

Autores

L. Spence, Charles R. Anderson, T. H. G. Aitken, W. G. Downs,

Tópico(s)

Virology and Viral Diseases

Resumo

SummaryA previously undescribed group C agent has been isolated from Culex (Eubonnea) accelerans Root collected near Rio Claro in southeastern Trinidad. The name Nepuyo is proposed for this agent. Neutralizing antibody has been demonstrated in human serum. Some of the physical and biological properties of the virus are described.

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