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Kairi Virus Identified from a Febrile Horse in Argentina

Charles H. Calisher^*, Julio G. Barrera Oro, Rexford D. Lord, Marta S. Sabattini AND Nick Karabatsos^*

^* Division of Vector-Borne Viral Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, P.O. Box 2087, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522,
National Institute of Microbiology "Carlos G. Malbran," Ministry of Welfare and Public Health, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
CEPANZO, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
and Institute of Virology "Dr. J. M. Vanella," Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Cordoba, Estafeta 32, (5000) Cordoba, Argentina

A virus isolated from the blood of a febrile horse in Argentina was identified as a strain of Kairi virus. This is the fifth Bunyamwera serogroup virus isolated from livestock and wild animals in the Americas. Bunyamwera serogroup viruses have been isolated from febrile humans in the Americas and Africa.

Accepted for publication April 28, 1988.