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Assays for the Identification of Novel Antivirals against Bluetongue Virus
Published on: October 11, 2013
A new bluetongue virus serotype isolated in Kenya
F G Davies1, J N Mungai, A Pini
1Veterinary Research Laboratory, PO Kabete, Kenya.
Abstract:
An apparently new strain of bluetongue virus was first isolated in Kenya in 1965 and since, has been obtained on 7 further occasions from diseased sheep during clinical outbreaks of disease. It proved to be serologically different from the 16 bluetongue virus strains then held at this laboratory. The virus was modified by passage in embryonated hens eggs to produce a live virus strain suitable for inclusion in a polyvalent vaccine. Recent neutralisation tests, carried out with 24 guinea pig immune sera prepared at Pirbright against the currently known World serotypes, have confirmed the earlier results and show that it is different from any of the existing serotypes.
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