Characterization of Ross River viruses isolated from patients with polyarthritis in New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Fauran, P; Donaldson, M; Harper, J; Oseni, R A; Aaskov, J G

Fauran, P; Donaldson, M; Harper, J; Oseni, R A; Aaskov, J G.

Am J Trop Med Hyg ; 33(6): 1228-31, 1984 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6095694

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Viruses isolated during 1979 and 1980 from patients with polyarthritis in New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna Islands have been found to be more closely related to Ross River virus than any other regional Alphavirus. On the basis of virulence in suckling mice the majority of these isolates were found to be more closely related to the NB5092 strain of Ross River virus than to the prototype T48 strain.

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Alphavirus/isolation & purification; Arthritis, Infectious/microbiology; Ross River virus/isolation & purification; Togaviridae Infections/microbiology; Animals; Australia; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Humans; Mice; New Caledonia; Polynesia; Viral Plaque Assay

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Ross River virus / Togaviridae Infections / Arthritis, Infectious / Alphavirus Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: Oceania Language: En Year: 1984 Type: Article

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