Experimental infection of foxes with Tahyna virus.

Three foxes about 18 weeks old were each subcutaneously inoculated with approximately 200 LD50 dose of extraneurally passaged strain of the Tahyna virus "236". Viremia was demonstrated in all animals during the 48-96 hours interval after infection. The maximum value was 1.31 dex LD50/0.02 ml. Three weeks after infection a seroconversion was revealed by means of hemagglutination-inhibition test (from titre less than 1 : 10 to 1 : 320) and plaque-reduction neutralization test (from titre less than 1 : 4 to titre 1 : 4096 or 1 : 8192).