Volume 8, Number 4—April 2002
Research
Introduction of West Nile Virus in the Middle East by Migrating White Storks
Mertyn Malkinson*
, Caroline Banet*, Yoram Weisman*, Shimon Pokamunski†, Roni King‡, Vincent Deubel§, and Marie-Thrse Drouet
, Caroline Banet*, Yoram Weisman*, Shimon Pokamunski†, Roni King‡, Vincent Deubel§, and Marie-Thrse DrouetTable 1
Monoclonal antibodies used characterization of goose, stork, and gull isolates study, Israel, 1998 and 1999
| MAb | Reactivity | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 2B4 | WNV-type specific (E gene) | 15 |
| 6B8 | WNV-type specific (E gene) | 15 |
| 6E12 | WNV-type specific except KUN (NS4a gene) | 15 |
| 5F10 | WNV specific | Bat-El Lachmi |
| 1C9 | Flaviviruses | Bat-El Lachmi |
| 1B4 | Flaviviruses | Bat-El Lachmi |
| F7/101 | West Nile | 16 |
| 6D12 | Flaviviruses except Edge Hill and Dengue virus | 17 |
| 3H6 | Murray Valley encephalitis virus (Flavivirus) | 17 |
| 813 | Yellow fever virus (Flavivirus) | 18 |
| 30.11 | SINV | 19 |
| 30.12 | SINV | 19 |
| 2F2 | SINV | a |
WNV=West Nile virus; SINV=Sindbis virus.
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