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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. SpenceUniversity of the West Indies, Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory, P. O. Box 164, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, W. I.

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C. R. AndersonUniversity of the West Indies, Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory, P. O. Box 164, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, W. I.

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T. H. G. AitkenUniversity of the West Indies, Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory, P. O. Box 164, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, W. I.

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W. G. DownsUniversity of the West Indies, Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory, P. O. Box 164, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, W. I.

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https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1966.15.71
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Volume 15: Issue 1
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71–74
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Summary

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.
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Copyright © 1966 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1966
Published Online:
Jan 1966
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