Rio Grande—a New Phlebotomus Fever Group Virus from South Texas

Charles H. Calisher Vector-Borne Diseases Division, Center for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522

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Robert G. McLean Vector-Borne Diseases Division, Center for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522

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Gordon C. Smith Vector-Borne Diseases Division, Center for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522

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David M. Szmyd Vector-Borne Diseases Division, Center for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522

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David J. Muth Vector-Borne Diseases Division, Center for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522

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John S. Lazuick Vector-Borne Diseases Division, Center for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1977.26.997
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Volume 26: Issue 5
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997–1002
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Three strains of a new Phlebotomus fever group virus were isolated from pack rats (Neotoma micropus) collected in south Texas during 1973–1974; the name Rio Grande was proposed for this virus. The virus is pH 3.0 labile, sensitive to the action of sodium deoxycholate and heat (56°C) labile. The results of a serosurvey indicated that pack rats are probably the principal vertebrate host for Rio Grande virus and that year-round transmission of the virus may occur. Because no isolations of this virus were made from hematophagous insects, the vector, if any, remains undetermined.

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Copyright © 1977 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1977
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12 Feb 1977
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Published Online:
Sep 1977
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