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Virus Name:
Playas
Abbreviation:
PLAV
Status
Possible Arbovirus
Select Agent
No
SALS Level
3
SALS Basis
Isufficient experience with virus; i.e., experience factor from SALS surveys was less than 500 in laboratory facilities with low biocontainment.
Other Information
Antigenic Group
Bunyamwera
Section II - Original Source
Isolated By (name)
D.B. Francy
Isolated at Institute
DVBVD
Host Genus
Aedes taeniorhynchus
Species
Host Age/Stage
adult
Sex
Female
Isolated From
Isolation Details
Signs and Symptoms of Illness
Arthropod
Depleted
Time Held Alive before Inoculation
Collection Method
CDC light trap with CO2
Collection Date
3/8/1975
Place Collected (Minimum of City, State, Country)
Playas
Latitude
5° 40’ S
Longitude
80° 25’ W
Macrohabitat
Microhabitat
Method of Storage until Inoculated
dry ice and mechanical freezer (-60dC)
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