Tacaribe virus, a new agent isolated from Artibeus bats and mosquitoes in Trinidad, West Indies

Downs, Wilbur G; Anderson, Charles R; Spence, Leslie P; Aitken, Thomas H. G; Greenhall, Arthur M

Home > Search > ()

XML

| |

Tacaribe virus, a new agent isolated from Artibeus bats and mosquitoes in Trinidad, West Indies

Downs, Wilbur G; Anderson, Charles R; Spence, Leslie P; Aitken, Thomas H. G; Greenhall, Arthur M.

Am J Trop Med Hyg ; 12(4): 640-6, July 1963.

Article in English | MedCarib | ID: med-14504

Isolation of a new entity, Tacaribe virus, from Artibeus bats and from mosquitoes, in Trinidad, is described. The agent is pathogenic for baby and adult mice and is inactivated by incubation with sodium desoxycholate. It is proposed for inclusion in the group of arthropod-borne viruses (Summary)

Subject(s)

Mice 21003 Viruses/isolation & purification Chiroptera/microbiology Culicidae/microbiology Trinidad and Tobago Neutralization Tests/methods Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests/methods Cerebrum/pathology Adipose Tissue, Brown Salivary Glands

Responsible library: JM3.1

Localization: JM3.1; RC960.A42

Virtual Health Library

Caribbean

Export format:

Tacaribe virus, a new agent isolated from Artibeus bats and mosquitoes in Trinidad, West Indies

Subject(s)