title: The isolation and identification of Potchefstroom virus: a new member of the equine encephalosis group of orbiviruses.
abstract: Virus was isolated from the blood of horses (n = 5) showing fever and jaundice and was identified as equine encephalosis virus. In cross neutralisation tests, the isolates were shown to belong to a new serotype related to Gamil, one of the 6 known serotypes of equine encephalosis virus. The name Potchefstroom has been proposed for this new serotype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Gerdes
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Pieterse
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D018163:Orbivirus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012088:Reoviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping