A STUDY OF THE ULTRASTRUCTURE OF THE SURFACE OF THE TRANSPLANTABLE LINE VERO CELLS INFECTED WITH THE RABIES VIRUS (RABV, LISSAVIRUS, RHABDOVIRIDAE).

Characteristics of the effect of attenuated rabies virus strain «Moscow 3253» on morphological parameters of transplantable line Vero cells were studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Methods based on phase contrast microscopy and immunofluorescence were used to confirm the specificity of interaction and to identify the infectious activity of the rabies virus. Images of intact Vero cells and Vero cells infected with rabies virus were obtained at different periods of cultivation.

WEST NILE FEVER IN THE SARATOV REGION IN 2013-2015.

West Nile virus (WNV) circulation in the territory of Saratov region and its role in the infectious pathology were investigated. For this purpose, in studies conducted in 2013-2015, suspensions of bloodsucking arthropods, organs of birds and small mammals were analyzed for the presence of WNV markers (antigens and/or RNA). The seroprevalence level in live-stock animals and population of the region was evaluated; clinical samples from patients with symptoms compatible with West Nile fever (WNF) were analyzed.