Isolation of Langat Virus from Haemaphysalis Papuana Thorell in Thailand

William H. Bancroft Departments of Virology and Medical Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, SEATO, APO San Francisco 96346

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Robert McNair Scott Departments of Virology and Medical Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, SEATO, APO San Francisco 96346

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Rapin Snitbhan Departments of Virology and Medical Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, SEATO, APO San Francisco 96346

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Robert E. Weaver Jr. Departments of Virology and Medical Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, SEATO, APO San Francisco 96346

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Douglas J. Gould Departments of Virology and Medical Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, SEATO, APO San Francisco 96346

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1976.25.500
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Volume 25: Issue 3
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500–504
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A strain of Langat virus (LGT), T-1674, was isolated from a pool of Haemaphysalis papuana Thorell collected in the forest of Khao Yai National Park in Central Thailand. The isolated virus was found to have growth and antigenic similarity to the prototype Langat strain (TP-21). This is the first report of a natural infection of Haemaphysalis ticks with LGT and of the isolation of this arbovirus in Thailand. The wide distribution of known vectors of LGT in Thailand suggests that the virus may be present in other areas of the country.

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Copyright © 1976 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1976
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01 Nov 1975
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Published Online:
May 1976
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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0002-9637
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