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Virus Name: Whataroa

Abbreviation: WHAV

Status
Arbovirus

Select Agent
No

SALS Level
2

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

Other Information

Antigenic Group
A

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

See Reference [2] .

	Whataroa Antigen				Whataroa Serum ^*
	HI		CF		HI		CF
Sera or Antigens ^*	Ht/Ho	Ratio	Ht/Ho	Ratio	Ht/Ho	Ratio	Ht/Ho	Ratio


^* Sera were hyperimmune mouse produced by two injections of virus ip, the first being formalin killed seed and the second, live seed; Blank = signifies not done.
Sindbis
C-263	80/320	1/4	16/32	1/2	80/5120	1/64	16/64	1/4
EgAr 339	640/320	2	8/64	1/8	40/5120	1/128	16/64	1/4
C-377	1280/1280	1	16/128	1/8	80/5120	1/64	32/64	1/2
P-886	160/320	1/2	16/64	1/4	40/5120	1/128	8/64	1/8
MRM 39	640/1280	1/2	16/128	1/8	160/5120	1/32	8/64	1/8
Ross River			8/64	1/8			0/64	>1/64
Bebaru	40/1280	1/32			20/5120	1/256
WEE	40/1280	1/32			40/5120	1/128
Semliki	40/640	1/16			20/5120	1/256

Neutralization tests: Same sera as above.

Method: Constant serum/virus dilutions incubated 37C for 1 hour, then inoculated into suckling mice, ip.

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