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Snowshoe Hare(SSH)

Strain: Original

Information from: D. M. McLean, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1WS, Canada, 16 July 1975.

Antigenic group: California.

Original source: Isolated by W. Burgdorfer et al.¹ at Rocky Mountain Laboratory, Hamilton, Montana from blood of emaciated sluggish adult Lepus americanus (snowshoe hare), trapped alive in August 1959 at Bitterroot Valley, Montana, USA, Lat. 46°N,Long. 114°W. Habitat: Canyon in Bitterroot National Forest. Storage: Stored immediately at -70°C until inoculated.

Method of isolation in laboratory: Blood diluted in 50% rabbit serum saline. Inoculated 0.02 ml ip into 3-day-old mice.

Validity of isolation: Reisolation not tried but original source showed both neutralizing and CF antibody to virus isolate.