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Virus Name:
Kumlinge
Abbreviation:
KUMV
Status
Arbovirus
Select Agent
No
SALS Level
4
SALS Basis
Placed in Level 4 based on the close antigenic relationship with a known Level 4 agent, Russian spring-summer encephalitis, plus insufficient laboratory experience.
Other Information
Vaccination Recommended
Antigenic Group
B
Section V - Antigenic Relationship and Lack of Relationship to Other Viruses
In neutralization and complement-fixation tests, the virus was shown to belong to the TBE complex [1] . By using antibody absorption and diffusion-in-gel techniques, Clarke has shown the Kumlinge (A 52) virus to be a Central European subtype of the tick-borne encephalitis virus [5] , [6] .
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