ANTIGENIC VARIANTS OF EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS

A study by hemagglutination-inhibition test showed that 19 strains of eastern equine encephalitis virus grouped themselves in two main types, which have been designated North American and South American. The former consists of ten strains from the eastern half of the United States, from Massachusett...

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Autor principal: Casals, Jordi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1964
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2137852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14151098
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Sumario:A study by hemagglutination-inhibition test showed that 19 strains of eastern equine encephalitis virus grouped themselves in two main types, which have been designated North American and South American. The former consists of ten strains from the eastern half of the United States, from Massachusetts to Florida; Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and, subject to confirmation, Thailand. The South American type comprises nine strains from Panama, Trinidad, British Guiana, Brazil, and Argentina. The strains were isolated from different natural hosts over a period of 30 years.

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