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Virus Name: Forecariah

Abbreviation: FORV

Status
Possible Arbovirus

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Antigenic Group
Bhanja

Section V - Antigenic Relationship and Lack of Relationship to Other Viruses

CF test: homologous titer = 1024/32.

J.P. Digoutte and G. Heme, Insitut Pasteur, Dakar.

ArK 4927 did not react with any virus except Bhanja; cross-CF and neutralization tests with Bhanja and Kisemayo viruses gave the following results:

COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST
Mouse Ascitic Fluid	Antigens
	ArK 4927	Bhanjai	Kisemayo


^* Antibody titer/antigen titer.
ArK 4927	1024/32 ^*	256/64	<8/2
Bhanjai	256/32	256/64	16/16
Kisemayo	<=8/2	8/64	256/32

Results indicate that strain ArK 4927 represents a new virus related to Bhanja.

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