Isolation of Western Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus from an Opossum
Richard W. Emmons 1 and
Edwin H. Lennette 1
1 Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, California State Department of Public Health, Berkeley 94704
The first isolation of an arbovirus (western equine encephalo-myelitis virus) from an opossum in the United States is reported.