| Using IFA, NT, and PRNT, a relationship to the following tick-borne viruses was excluded: Hughes, Soldado, Wad Medani, Sawgrass and African swine fever, all of which occur in the Carribean area. Other tick-borne viruses which were negative included Powassan, Eyach, TBE, and Tribec. In addition, Estero Real virus was not related to the following mosquito-borne viruses: Group A (WEE, VEE, EEE, chikungunya, Sindbis), Group B (WN, SLE, dengue 1 - 4, and YF), California group (Tahyna), mouse rabies and Tettnang (MHV related) viruses. | Using the CF method [1] no reaction was detected with MAF for the following: (Grouping) Bunyamwera, Kemerovo, Quaranfil, Polyvalent rabies, etc. (rabies, LCM, NDV, herpes, and vaccinia), and Tacaribe, Polyvalent 1 (Bahig, Tete, Matruh, Matariya, EgAn 1398-61, Burg el Arab), Polyvalent 2 (Jurona, Minatitlan, MARU 11079, Gamboa, BeAn 141106), Polyvalent 3 (Koongol, Wongal, Bakau, Ketapang, Mapputta, Trubanaman, Maprik), Polyvalent 4 (Nyamanini, Uukuniemi, Grand Arbaud, Thogoto), Polyvalent 5 (Hughes, Soldado, Sawgrass, Matucare, Lone Star), Polyvalent 6 (Marco, Chaco, Timbo, Pacui), Polyvalent 7 (Hart Park, Flanders, Kern Canyon, Klamath, Mt. Elgon bat), Polyvalent 8 (epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer, Changuinola, Irituia, Colorado tick fever, bluetongue, IbAr 22619), Polyvalent 9 (Navarro, Triniti, Aruac, Pacora), Polyvalent 10 (Upolu, Dera Ghazi Khan, Wanowrie, Dhori), Polyvalent 12 (Okola, Olifantsvlei, Witwatersrand, Bobia, Tataguine). Estero Real virus also was unrelated by CF to the following individual viruses: Avalon, Aransas Bay, Colorado tick fever, Bauline, Great Island, Hughes, Huacho, Matucare, Mono Lake, Lone Star, New Minto, Powassan, Punta Salinas, Sakhalin, Sawgrass, Silverwater, Sixgun City, Soldado, Sunday Canyon, Tyuleniy, Uukuniemi, Wad Medani and Yaquina Head [1] . | Estero Real virus is realted by IFA and CF to Abras virus and by CF to Zegla virus, both of the Patois antigenic group [2] . | |
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