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Sampling rabbit pox aerosols of natural origin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

G. Thomas
G. Thomas
Affiliation:
Microbiological Research Establishment, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wilts.
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Natural aerosols of rabbit pox virus produced by groups of infected rabbits were sampled with a slit and Andersen sampler using an adhesive surface sampling technique (Thomas, 1970). The higher rate of successful recoveries of airborne virus compared with a previous report is believed to be due to the much larger volume of air sampled by this technique and to the processing of the whole of the sample collected by the direct addition of a cell suspension to demonstrate the presence of viable virus.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 68 , Issue 4 , December 1970 , pp. 511 - 517
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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