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Electron microscopic identification of Zinga virus as a strain of Rift Valley fever virus
O D Olaleye1, C L Baigent, G Mueller
1Department of Virology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, University College Hospital, Nigeria.
Research in Virology
|May 1, 1992
Abstract:
Electron microscopic examination of a negatively stained suspension of Zinga virus showed particles 90-100 nm in diameter, enveloped with spikes 12-20 nm in length and 5 nm in diameter. Further identification of the virus by immune electron microscopy showed the reactivity of human Rift Valley fever virus-positive serum with Zinga virus. Results of this study are in agreement with earlier reports that Zinga virus is a strain of Rift Valley fever virus.