Seccion de Arbovirus
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Maracay, Venezuela
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Hamster (Cricetus auratus)
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Adult
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Male
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Isolated From |
Isolation Details |
Organs/Tissues
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Brain
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Arthropod
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12/13/1972
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Vicinity of Aroa river, Venezuela
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10° 39’ N
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68° 28’ W
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Tropical rain forest (<100 meters elevation)
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1m above ground level. Hamsters exposed from 4 to 8 December 1972.
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Whole animal at -70C, 26 months; then brain suspension at -70C for 8 months.
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