Abstract
Comparative studies between two measles virus strains isolated from patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) and a prototype low tissue culture passage Edmonston measles virus are described. Differences were noted in several properties. The findings described in this report suggest that strains of measles virus associated with SSPE have different biological properties and apparently cannot be distinguished from laboratory and field strains of the virus.
MeSH Terms
Animals
Antibody Formation
Cell Line
Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Haplorhini
Hemagglutinins, Viral
Inclusion Bodies, Viral
Kidney
Measles Vaccine
Measles virus/growth & development,immunology,pathogenicity
Microscopy, Electron
Microscopy, Phase-Contrast
Morphogenesis
Rats
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis/microbiology
Virulence
Virus Replication
Chemicals
Hemagglutinins, Viral
Measles Vaccine
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Hamilton R
Barbosa L
Dubois M
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