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Virus Name: Berrimah

Abbreviation: BRMV

Status
Possible Arbovirus

Select Agent
No

SALS Level

SALS Basis

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Antigenic Group
Bovine Ephemeral Fever

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

Cross-neutralization tests with the Australian bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) group viruses

Antiserum
Virus	Standard BEF ^a	Kimberley	Berrimah	Adelaide River

Neutralization titres represent reciprocal of the highest dilution neutralizing 50% of 100 TCD50.

^a Strain BB7721, Doherty et al.
^b Strain OR250, Liehne et al.
^c Strain DPP63, Gard et al.
Standard BEF^a	812	<2	<2	<2
Kimberley ^b	<2	1622	<2	<2
Berrimah ^c	20	<2	1622	<2
Adelaide River	<2	<2	<2	4096

Cross-Immunofluorescence of BEF Group Viruses
Antiserum
Antigen	BEF	KIM	ADE	BRM


Degree of specific fluorescence with 1:8 antiserum;
-- = negative.

BEF	4+	4+	3+	4+
Kimberley	3+	4+	1+	4+
Adelaide River	2+	2+	4+	--
Berrimah	4+	4+	1+	4+

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