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Comparative Study
. 1976 Feb;20(1):80-2.

"White-wild" (variola-like) poxvirus strains from rodents in Equatorial Africa

S S Marennikova, E M Shelukhina, L S Shenkman
  • PMID: 7947
Comparative Study

"White-wild" (variola-like) poxvirus strains from rodents in Equatorial Africa

S S Marennikova et al. Acta Virol. 1976 Feb.

Abstract

Strains of variola-like virus were isolated from rodents, namely 1 each from Mastomys coucha (fam. Muridae) and Helioscorus rufobrachium (fam. Sciuridae) in the Bumba zone of the Equatorial province of the Zaire Republic. Attempts to isolate the virus from 48 monkeys were negative. Neutralizing antibodies were found in 1 of 7 monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti) sera examined as well as in the serum of H. rufobrachium from which the virus was isolated.

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