Virus Strains Isolated From Arthropods During an Epizootic of Bovine Ephemeral Fever in Queensland

Comparisons of Belmont Virus, a Possible Bunyavirus Unique to Australia, with Bunyamwera Virus

“…The unique feature of Belmont virus is the absence of carbohydrate in P28, the apparent counterpart of the smaller envelope protein G2 of the bunyavirus species. The lack of serological relationships of Belmont virus within the Bunyaviridae and the preference of Belmont virus for marsupial hosts (Doherty et al, 1972) suggest that the virus has possibly evolved in isolation in Australia over countless thousands of years. The absence in P28 of the carbohydrate component found in G2 of the recognized members of the Bunyaviridae poses intriguing questions in regard to the mode of incorporation of P28 in the envelope during virus morphogenesis, and to the generic status of Belmont virus.…”

“…Belmont virus is an ungrouped Australian arbovirus isolated in Queensland from the mosquito Culex annulirostris (Doherty et al, 1972). Preliminary investigations revealed it to be serologically unrelated to all known arboviruses and sensitive to lipid solvents; filtration experiments indicated a diam.…”

The Incidence of Antibody to Aino Virus in Animals and Humans in Fukuoka

“…Pathogenecity of Aino virus to animals or humans is not known at present. Doherty et al (1972Doherty et al ( , 1973 studied the incidence of antibody to Samford virus, which is serologically identical to Aino virus , in cattle, horses, domestic fowls and humans at the time of an endemic of bovine ephemeral fever in Australia. Cattle had the highest titers and the highest incidence of antibody .…”

“…Miura et al (1978) showed that this virus is serologically identical with Samford virus, which was isolated from Culicoides brevitarsis in Australia (Doherty et al, 1972 The serum samples were obtained from apparently healthy 1-3 years old animals and from 1-74 years old humans who had lived in Fukuoka Prefecture for more than one year. All serum samples were stored at -20 C and thawed just before the neutralizing test.…”

Improved Hemagglutination and Hemagglutination-Inhibition Tests for Akabane Virus Using Formalinized Goose Erythrocytes

“…the Akabane virus, using the methods of Clarke and Casals (9) and have experienced difficulty (3) or have been unsuccessful (1). Goto et al (10,11) discovered that the HA with the Akabane virus depends on pH (6.0-6.2) and the high NaCI concentration of the diluent, and modified the Clarke and Casals' method by using a virus-adjusting diluent (described below), containing 0.…”