PubMed · 4289634
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K Ishii. 1966. [Virus encephalitis].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4289634/
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Data on 537 Arboviruses and 180 other viruses have been collected and coded in two different formats. These data include information not only regarding the taxonomy and history of isolation, but also regarding the properties of biomacromolecules, proteins and nucleic acids. Information on antigenic relationships, histopathology and experimental viremia is also included. This information is stored in formats which allow the manipulation and analysis of data by dBASE III PLUS and MICRO-IS. A set of programs was written for interconversion and editing purposes. Transmission electron micrographs are scanned and stored. This stored information can be used in viral classification as shown by carrying out analysis of data on the Bunyaviridae family.
Dengue and other arbovirus diseases are frequently associated with bone marrow failure. We show that dengue type 4 (DEN4) propagates in colonies derived from immature human bone marrow progenitors. DEN4 was propagated in BFU-E-derived colonies and replication was dependent on erythropoietin. DEN4 was not cytotoxic. In inoculated cultures, diffuse bursts with many clusters contained large amounts of DEN4 RNA. In contrast to dengue infection of macrophages, virus propagation in semisolid culture was sustained and not enhanced by subneutralizing amounts of antibody. DEN4 also was efficiently propagated in human hematopoietic cell lines, especially those with erythroid properties. In K562 cells, DEN4 infection persisted for months; greatly slowed cell growth, again without cytotoxicity; and resulted in cytopathic changes in cell appearance. Flaviviruses can infect human hematopoietic cells and alter their proliferative capacity.
William C. Reeves was invited to Australia in 1952 to take part in field studies of Murray Valley encephalitis. The results of his work led to various hypotheses which directed arbovirus research in Australia for a generation. That and the people he influenced in Australia made him a major figure in the development of Australian arbovirus research.