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Virus Name: Louping ill

Abbreviation: LIV

Status
Arbovirus

Select Agent
No

SALS Level
3

SALS Basis
Results of SALS surveys and information from the Catalogue.

Other Information
USDA Permit Required, DOC Permit Required, Hepa Filtration, USDA Restricted

Antigenic Group
B

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

	Louping Ill Antigen/Virus				Louping Ill Serum
	CF [9]	NT			CF [9]	NT
Serum	Ht/Ho	Ht/Ho		Antigen or Virus	Ht/Ho	Ht/Ho


		[9]	[12]			[9]	[12]
LI	128/128=1.0	3.33/3.33	6.9/6.9	LI	128/128=1.0	3.3/3.3	6.9/6.9
RSSE	64/64 =1.0	2.0/3.23	4.6/6.2	RSSE	64/128-0.5	3.0/3.23	5.9/6.2
Czech enc.			3.7/6.8	Czech enc.			6.6/6.8
JE	<2/128=<0.0156			JE	<2/128=<0.0156
WN	<2/64=<0.0312			WN	<2/64=<0.0312

Cross-protection tests showing dex of challenge virus protection [9] , [12]

Cross absorptions in agar gel precipitation tests [20] .

Louping ill falls into Group B and as far as is known is not related to any viruses not in this group. It is more closely related to the tick-borne viruses than to others in Group B. For further information on relationship to other tick-borne strains consult References [20] and [33] .

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