ATCC? Number:VR-426?
Classification: Bunyaviridae, Phlebovirus
Agent: Chagres virus
Strain: JW 10
Original Source: Serum of febrile adult male, Panama, 1960
Depositors: RE Shope
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: freeze-dried
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Host Organism : suckling mouse; mouse, 3 to 4 weeks old; wide variety of human and animal in tissue culture
Incubation : Duration: 3-4 days
Effect : Yes, in vivo effects: causes death in host animal
References : 24608: Shelokov A, et al. Chagres virus: a new human isolate from Panama. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 14: 146-151, 1965. PubMed: 14248987 24632: Shelokov A, McClosky RV. Further characterization and serological identification of Chagres virus, a new human isolate. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 14: 152-155, 1965. PubMed: 14248988