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Isolation of Three Strains of Type 1 Dengue Virus from a Local Outbreak of the Disease in Malaya*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

C. E. Gordon Smith
C. E. Gordon Smith
Affiliation:
Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur
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1. Three strains of virus were isolated in suckling mice from the blood of three patients suffering from dengue during a local outbreak of the disease.

2. One strain was adapted to adult mice and identified as a dengue virus of type 1. The identification was confirmed by workers in America.

3. Evidence is presented that the other two strains of virus are similar to the one fully identified.

4. Attention is drawn to the need for detailed work to find a more sensitive method of isolation for dengue viruses.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 54 , Issue 4 , December 1956 , pp. 569 - 580
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1956

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