| A sucrose-acetone extracted brain antigen reacted with homologous serum but not with sera or ascitic fluid of groups A , B , C, Guama, Capim, Bunyamwera , Phlebotomus and of viruses Tacaiuma, Pacui, Mirim, Acara, Timbo, Chaco, Tembe, Bujaru, Icoaraci, Itaporanga, Candiru, Oropouche, GD VII, Cocal, Utinga, Melao, Serra do Navio, Irituia, Marco, Araguari, Kwatta, Flexal, Aruac, Inhangapi, EMC, Triniti, Herpes simplex, Piry, Belem, Pacora, Amapari, Ieri, Lukuni, Cotia-like, Mosqueiro, Turlock, rabies , Jurona and BeAr 263191, Jacareacanga, Mojui dos Campos, Santarem, Para, Itupiranga, BeAr 316858, Cuiaba, BeAn 228950, Mapuera , SPH 30562. In addition, it was negative against the following grouping reagents from NIH: groups A , B , Bunyamwera , Simbu , Kemerovo, Phlebotomus, California, Tacaribe, and VSV, polyvalents 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, Bwamba, rabies, Patois, and Palyam. All tests above were performed at the Evandro Chagas Institute. | CF and HI (using immune serum of this strain) were done at YARU against other strains isolated from bats and the results were also negative. These strains were: Rio Bravo , Burns, MML, Entebbe , Bukalasa , Dakar , BP-180, Dakar bat , Lagos bat , and Kern Canyon [3] . | |
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