Non-infectious tick-borne encephalitis antigen.
After formalin treatment of sucrose-acetone antigens, prepared from different tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus strains, their haemagglutination (HA) activity was preserved or even higher than that of untreated antigens. Formalin-treated TBE antigen was non-infectious and thus may be recommended for routine work to avoid laboratory infections.
D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000494:pharmacology; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology
D000956:Antigens, Viral; D005557:Formaldehyde