The CH20993 strain of parainfluenza Type 1 virus used in this study was isolated ... and seventh days after inoculation were tested in human embryonic lung fibroblast (WI-38) tissue cultures ...
Modern laboratory techniques for the detection of novel human viruses are greatly needed as physicians and epidemiologists increasingly deal with infectious diseases caused by new or previously ...
These diseases are not only harmful and highly contagious but can also render entire farms or regions vulnerable to outbreaks. Importantly, the existence of viruses such as Bovine Parainfluenza Virus ...
Also, the virus that has infected cows and poultry prefers binding to the surface proteins, or receptors, of bird cells and is not well-suited to human cell receptors. But all that can change if ...