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| By CF, Ilesha is more closely related to Bunyamwera and Cache Valley than to the remaining members of the Bunyamwera group. |
| By HI, the closest relationship is with the Cache Valley virus [2] . |
| There is little cross-neutralization between Ilesha and Bunyamwera viruses, whether the tests are carried out in mice, or by plaque methods in chick embryo fibroblasts. |
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| Immune Serum | Ilesha Virus | Virus | | Ilesha Immune Serum (3 doses) |
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| Bunaymwera 3 dose | 50% PRNT titer | Bunyamwera | NT in mice | 50% PRNT titer |
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| | Ht/Ho | | Ht/Ho | Ht/Ho |
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| | NT: LNI given in dex | | | 16/1024 | | 0.2/2.7 | 4/128 |
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| SIRACA has antigenically classified Ilesha virus as a distinct virus type in the Bunyamwera serogroup [12] . |
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