Novel Thogotovirus Associated with Febrile Illness and Death, United States, 2014
Olga I. Kosoy, Amy J. Lambert, Dana J. Hawkinson, Daniel M. Pastula, Cynthia S. Goldsmith, D. Charles Hunt, and J. Erin Staples
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (O.I. Kosoy, A.J. Lambert, D.M. Pastula, J.E. Staples); University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA (D.J. Hawkinson); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (C.S. Goldsmith); Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka, Kansas, USA (D.C. Hunt)
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Figure 2. Electron microscopic images of novel Thogotovirus isolate. Filamentous (A) and spherical (B) virus particles with distinct surface projection are visible in culture supernatant that was fixed in 2.5% paraformaldehyde. Thin-section specimens (C and D), fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde, show numerous extracellular virions with slices through strands of viral nucleocapsids. Arrows indicate virus particles that have been endocytosed. Scale bars indicate 100 nm.
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