| numerical comparative serology of the bhanja antigenic group (bunyaviridae). | antigenic relationships between the two known members of the bhanja serogroup (bhanja virus, 7 strains; kismayo virus, two strains) were studied by a plaque-reduction cross-neutralization test in vero cells, using hyperimmune mouse sera. the results were then subjected to a cluster analysis, which showed (in the form of a dendrogram) a considerable antigenic difference between the two viruses. within bhanja virus, the european isolates from haemaphysalis punctata or h. sulcata ticks were antigen ... | 1985 | 2581527 |
| characterization of the bhanja serogroup viruses (bunyaviridae): a novel species of the genus phlebovirus and its relationship with other emerging tick-borne phleboviruses. | bhanja virus (bhav) and its antigenically close relatives forecariah virus (forv), kismayo virus (kisv), and palma virus (palv) are thought to be members of the family bunyaviridae, but they have not been assigned to a genus or species. despite their broad geographical distribution and reports that bhav causes sporadic cases of febrile illness and encephalitis in humans, the public health importance of the bhanja serogroup viruses remains unclear, due in part to the lack of sequence and biochemi ... | 2013 | 23325688 |