title: Electron microscopic identification of Zinga virus as a strain of Rift Valley fever virus.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, University College Hospital, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Olaleye
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Baigent
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tomori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schmitz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology; D051379:Mice; D016253:Microscopy, Immunoelectron; D012296:Rift Valley fever virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013045:Species Specificity