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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 15(1), 1966, pp. 71-74
Copyright © 1966 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Nepuyo Virus, a New Group C Agent Isolated in Trinidad and Brazil

I. Isolation and Properties of the Trinidadian Strain*

L. Spence, C. R. Anderson, T. H. G. Aitken AND W. G. Downs
University of the West Indies, Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory, P. O. Box 164, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, W. I.

A previously undescribed group C agent has been isolated from Culex (Eubonnea) accelerans Root collected near Rio Claro in southeastern Trinidad. The name Nepuyo is proposed for this agent. Neutralizing antibody has been demonstrated in human serum. Some of the physical and biological properties of the virus are described.


* The studies and observations on which this paper is based were conducted with the support and under the auspices of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, the Colonial Development and Welfare Scheme and The Rockefeller Foundation.






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