Tacaribe Virus, a New Agent Isolated from Artibeus Bats and Mosquitoes in Trinidad, West Indies

W. G. Downs
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C. R. Anderson
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1963.12.640
Volume/Issue:
Volume 12: Issue 4
Page(s):
640–646
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Summary

Isolation of a new entity, Tacaribe virus, from Artibeus bats and from mosquitoes, in Trinidad, is described. The agent is pathogenic for baby and adult mice and is inactivated by incubation with sodium desoxycholate. It is proposed for inclusion in the group of arthropod-borne viruses.

Author Notes

Present address: The Rockefeller Foundation, 111 West 50th Street, New York 20.

Copyright:
Copyright © 1963 By The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1963
Published Online:
Jul 1963
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637

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First Report. World Health Organization Technical Report Series No. 62 (Available also in French). 26 pp. Geneva, W.H.O., Palais des Nations. March, 1953. Price 1/6, $0.20, Fr. fr. 65.-; Sw. fr. 0.80

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