Studies of a myxovirus recovered from patients with infectious hepatitis.
A virus has been isolated from the serum and urine of patients with infectious hepatitis. This virus is a member of the parinfluenza group. It is serologically distinct from the known members of the group, but apparently is antigenically related to the simian type-2 parainfluenza viruses. A causal relationship between WB virus and infectious hepatitis has not been established.
D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood; D046508:Culture Techniques; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006383:Hemadsorption Inhibition Tests; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006506:Hepatitis A; D006507:Hepatovirus; D006801:Humans; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011817:Rabbits; D018108:Respirovirus; D014556:Urine; D014776:Virus Cultivation