FIELD: virology, biotechnology. SUBSTANCE: method involves two- or three-stage immunization of monkey Cercopithecus aethiops with the purified inactivated viral antigen with Freund's adjuvant to obtain the necessary antibody level in animal blood to Marburg virus at titer by "ИФА" 1:640 (not less) and the following infection that is carried out once or twice. The first dose at infection is 1-10 LD50 and at the second one - 10-100 LD50. Method can be used for preparing diagnostic agents and sera for Marburg virus control. EFFECT: improved method of preparing. 1 tbl
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1997-07-27—Published
1995-04-28—Filed