ATCC® Number:VR-1313™
Classification: Picornavirus, Enterovirus, Animal
Agent: Duck hepatitis type 1
Strain: DRL-62
Original Source: Duckling liver
Depositors: P Woolcock
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : duckling; duck embryo; chick embryo
Incubation : Duration: 1-3 days, in vivo
Effect : Yes, in vivo effects: Duckling death, enlarged liver with hemorrhages
Comments : Relatively stable at 50C but not at 56C. No known antigenic cross-reactions; no HA. An avian encephalomyelitis virus.
References : 32802: Toth TE. Immunologic and serologic response of White Pekin ducklings inoculated with single and combined duck virus hepatitis and duck virus enteritis modified-live-virus vaccines. Avian Dis. 14: 697-705, 1970. PubMed: 4323096