Orungo virus, an orbivirus from Africa: effects of physical and chemical agents

Tomori, O.; Fabiyi, A.

African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 6(1): 33-38

1977


ISSN/ISBN: 0309-3913
PMID: 24332
Document Number: 112643
Orungo virus is relatively sensitive to lipid solvents and sodium deoxycholate. It is readily inactivated at 37.degree. C and above, by UV irradiation, beta propiolactone and formalin. Orungo virus is pH 3.0 labile, but stable at pH range of 5.0-7.0. Multiplication of Orungo virus in BHK-21 cell cultures is not affected in the presence of 5-iododeoxyuridine.

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