Revista cubana de medicina tropical.
Publisher:
Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias Médicas,
Frequency: Three no. a year
Country: Cuba
Language: Spanish
Author(s):
Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias Médicas., Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Pedro Kourí".
Start Year:1966 -
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 0375-0760 (Print) 1561-3054 (Electronic) 0375-0760 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 0074364 |
| (DNLM): | R32580000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 01778854 |
| Coden: | RCMTBF |
| Classification: | W1 RE362L |
[Serological study carried out in Cuban localities where confirmed western Nile virus infection is present]. first infected cases caused by West Nile virus were reported in Cuba in 2004. Objective: to monitor and learn about the prevalence of the West Nile virus in those areas with confirmed cases. Methods: the study was conducted in Jatibonico municipality and in the city of sancti Spiritus. A total number of 14 persons, 8 horses and 41 birds were researched to detect antibodies to flavivirus and specific antibodies to West Nile virus. Results: the presence of specific antibodies to West Nile virus was confirmed in 4 samples of sera from birds and in 4 from horses. One person was confirmed as one ca...
[The use of ELISA and indirect immunofluorescence technics for the rapid detection of eastern equine encephalomyelitis]. We present the results attained in the identification of Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus isolations in Vero and XL-2 cell systems, using a double-antibody ELISA technique and the indirect immunofluorescence method. The results attained through these two techniques coincided by 100% with identification through neutralization. With the former, the virus was detected within 6-8 hours after inoculation. Better results were attained with XL-2 cells.