Identification of an antigenic and genetic variant of dengue-4 virus from the Caribbean
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 35(2): 393-400, Mar. 1986.
Article
in English
| MedCarib
| ID: med-10892
Responsible library:
JM3.1
Localization: JM3.1; RC960.A42
ABSTRACT
Twenty-one dengue (DEN) viruses isolated from the Caribbean (Dominica and Jamaica) during the 1981-1982 epidemic year were distinct serological and genetic variants of DEN-4 virus. These isolates were clearly identified as DEN-4 viruses using type-specific monoclonal antibodies in indirect immunofluorescence assays. However, they either were not neutralized, or were neutralized poorly using hyperimmune mouse ascitic fluids (HMAF) or rhesus monkey serum directed against the H-241 prototype strain of DEN-4 virus isolated in the Philippines in 1956. HMAF prepared against a representative Caribbean isolate, however, neutralized with similar effectiveness the homologoous virus, the H-241 prototype strain, and virus strains isolated from the Pacific and Southeast Asian areas from 1973 to 1984. The Caribbean isolate exhibited no more than 30 percent and 16 percent oligonucleotide spot homology with the H-241 and Bankok viruses, respectively, by RNA fingerprint analysis, while demonstrating 82 percent and 89 percent homology with the Gilbert and Niue Island isolates, respectively. The isolation of dengue viruses which are serologically and genetically distinct from the prototype virus emphasizes the need for continued dengue virus surveillance. The recognition of unique dengue isolates should allow the selection of reference strains and vaccine candidate strains which will induce antibodies that are equally effective in neutralizing virus from all geographic areas. (AU)
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Dengue
/
Neglected Diseases
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Dengue Virus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
/
Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
/
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
/
Jamaica
/
Dominican Republic
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Year:
1986
Document type:
Article