sensibilite comparee de quatre cultures cellulaires differentes pour l'lsolement et l'identification de virus des oreimons

three differentes continous cell lines (am 57. hela • vero) and primary cell culture of human embryo kidney are compared with regard to their .susceptibility for isolation of mumps v i r u s from saliva and cerebrospinal fluid. for this purfose the vero cell line appeared to be more suitable among the studied cell systems regarding the following reasons: it allows the highest pourcentage of mumps virus i s ol ation . the cytopathic effect caused by mumps virus occurs comparatively rapidly in this cell culture . • this cytopathic effect is typical enough to allow for a preliminary diagnosis of mumps virus.