First Isolation of Russian Spring-Summer Encephalitis Viruses from Rodents and Insectivora
Abstract: In 1988, Russian spring-summer encephalitis viruses were isolated from Ixodes ovatus and the patient at Gaoligoug Mountain natural focus in Yunnan In 1990, 15 strains of viruses were isolated from R.confucian, A. sglvaticus, R. eha ninus, E. eleusis, N. bramha, N. sinensis, R.nitidus and N.cremoriventer and 95 samples of 10 species of rodents were checked out Russian spring-summer encephalitis viruses antibody in the same natural focus. The antigenicity, biological and physical and chemical characteristics ...