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A neurotropic virus isolated from the blood of a native in Uganda.
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Am. J. Trop. Med. & Hygiene, 20, 471-492. 1940 CE.
Order of authorship in the original paper: Smithburn, Hughes, Burke. In 1937 the authors isolated a virus from the blood of an adult female with fever from the Omogo West Nile district of Uganda, and named it West Nile virus. They described pathology that involves encephalitis and can cause death in monkeys. Digital facsimile from ajtmh.org at this link
(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.).
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| Entry Number | #10951 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/13147 |
| External URL | a-neurotropic-virus-isolated-from-the-blood-of-a-native-in-uganda |