Isolation of encephalomyocarditis virus from the pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in Czechoslovakia.
The first isolation of encephalomyocarditis (EMC) virus from the blood and brain of a pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) captured in Moravia is reported. Complement-fixation (CF) tests with reference antisera revealed no relationship to any of a wide range of known arboviruses.
Isolation of encephalomyocarditis virus from the pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in Czechoslovakia. The first isolation of encephalomyocarditis (EMC) virus from the blood and brain of a pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) captured in Moravia is reported. Complement-fixation (CF) tests with reference antisera revealed no relationship to any of a wide range of known arboviruses.