Two new rhabdoviruses (Rhabdoviridae) isolated from birds during surveillance for arboviral encephalitis, northeastern United States.
Two novel rhabdoviruses were isolated from birds during surveillance for arboviral encephalitis in the northeastern United States. The first, designated Farmington virus, is a tentative new member of the Vesiculovirus genus. The second, designated Rhode Island virus, is unclassified antigenically, but its ultrastructure and size are more similar to those of some of the plant rhabdoviruses. Both viruses infect birds and mice, as well as monkey kidney cells in culture, but their importance for human health is unknown.
Travassos da Rosa
Amelia P A
AP
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0609, USA.
Mather
Thomas N
TN
Takeda
Tsutomu
T
Whitehouse
Chris A
CA
Shope
Robert E
RE
Popov
Vsevolod L
VL
Guzman
Hilda
H
Coffey
Lark
L
Araujo
Tais P
TP
Tesh
Robert B
RB
D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D001921:Brain / Q000821:virology; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D010856:Columbidae; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D003237:Connecticut; D004671:Encephalitis, Arbovirus / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000662:veterinary; D051379:Mice; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000662:veterinary; D012209:Rhabdoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018353:Rhabdoviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D012237:Rhode Island; D014709:Vero Cells
D000956:Antigens, Viral