| characterization of eight new phlebotomus fever serogroup arboviruses (bunyaviridae: phlebovirus) from the amazon region of brazil. | eight new members of the phlebotomus fever arbovirus serogroup (family bunyaviridae; genus phlebovirus) from the amazon region of brazil are described. one serotype was recovered from a febrile patient, three from small wild animals and four from sand flies. a small serum survey carried out with the human isolate, alenquer virus, suggests that it rarely infects man. complement-fixation and plaque reduction neutralization tests were done, comparing the eight new viruses with other members of the ... | 1983 | 6312820 |