Wad Medani
(ATCC® VR-470™)
Classification: Reoviridae, Orbivirus /
Product Format: freeze-dried
Classification Reoviridae, Orbivirus
Agent Wad Medani Strain Eg Ar 492
Biosafety Level 2
Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country. Isolation Adult Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Sudan, Egypt, 1952
Product Format freeze-dried
Storage Conditions -60℃
Effect on Host Causes death in host animal
Recommended Host suckling mouse, i.c. inoculation suckling mouse, i .c. inoculation; chicken embryo, yolk sac
Growth Conditions Incubation: 4-6 days
Effect on Host Causes death in host animal
Name of Depositor Yale Arbovirus Research Unit
Source Adult Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Sudan, Egypt, 1952
Year of Origin 1952
References Taylor RM, et al.Isolation of a virus (Wad Medani) from Rhipicephalus sanguineus collected in Sudan. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 15: 75, 1966. PubMed: 5901632