Study on the Susceptibility of Animal to Yunnan RSSE Virus

In 1989, 3 strains of Yunnan RSSE virus were isolated from 2 groups of Ixodes Ovatus (T56, T57) and blood of a female patient with fever of unknown infected with YHV, T56v, T57v by intracerebral, intraperitoneal, nasal cavity and subcutaneous inoculation respectively.The incubation period is 3—4 days. The 3 strains of virus could multiply and caused death of chicken embryo, baby rat, young guinea-pig, golden hamster, tupaia belangeri. After infection, the animals showed anorexia, weak, thin, ruffled fur and...