| | | Appears to be identical with the following isolates from Australia: CSIRO 5 from Ornithodoros capensis, Queensland; CSIRO 14 from Ixodes eudyptidis Tasmania; CSIRO 3 from Ixodes eudyptidis, Tasmania. | | Complement-fixation tests using a mouse ascitic fluid prepared against Saumarez Reef virus in dilutions from 1:8 and 50 flavivirus antigens and Saumarez Reef virus in dilutions of 1:8 and 1:32. | | | | Reciprocal of Virus Titre | Antigens |
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| | 256 | Saumarez Reef | | 64 | Tyuleniy | | 32 | Karshi, Koutango, Louping Ill, Negishi, Russian spring summer encephalitis, Sokoluk, Uganda S., Usutu, yellow fever | | 16 | Alfuy, Apoi, Banzi, Central European tick-borne encephalitis, dengue 2, Edge Hill, Ilheus, Murray Valley encephalitis, Omsk hemorrhagic fever, Saboya, St. Louis encephalitis, Spondweni, Wesselsbron, West Nile, Zika | | 8 | Dengue 4, Entebbe bat, Israel turkey meningoencephalitis, Kadam, Kunjin, Kyasanur Forest disease, Langat, Ntaya | | 8 | Bouboui, Bussuquara, Cowbone Ridge, Dakar bat, dengue 1, dengue 3, Japanese encephalitis, Jutiapa, Kokobera, Modoc, Montana Myotis leukoencephalitis, Phnom-Penh bat, Powassan, Royal Farm, Stratford, Tembusu, Rio Bravo |
| | Comparison of Saumarez Reef Virus and Tyuleniy Virus by Mouse NT | | | | | Virus in dilutions |
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| | Saumarez Reef | 4.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | | Tyuleniy | 2.7 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 6.0 | | Control | 7.5 | | 7.5 | |
| | Prior studies had shown that the hemmagglutinin of SRE was not inhibited by antisera to the following viruses: SIN, RR, GET, KOO, WON, Leanyer (NT 16701). Likewise, antisera to SRE did not inhibit the hemagglutinin of the above viruses. | | |
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