Viviruses in South Africa: Diagnostic Procedures
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BARNARD, B. J. H. & VOGES, S. F. , 1986. Flaviviruses in South Africa: Diagnostic procedures. Onderstepoon Journal ofVeterinory Research, S3, 181-185 (1986) Employing rabbit immune serum, 10 flaviviruses known to be present in South Africa could be divided into S serological subgroups. The subgroups conform to the general pattern described for the group. Sera from experimentally infected calves and lambs were monospecific in neutralization tests, but cross-reacted in haemagglutination inhibition tests. These results sug$est that sheep and cattle sera from the field can best be tested by microneutralization tests. The greater sensitivity of embryonated hen's eggs for some viruses and of one-day-old mice for other viruses necessitates the employment of both systems for the isolation of flaviviruses from field specimens.
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