kisuba



History of serovar:

The strain was isolated from a patient in Zaire (former Belgian Congo) by Van Riel et al. (1956). In the list of 1965 (WHO, 1965) it is first mentioned as a separate serovar named kisuba, ref. strain Kisuba.

Wolff and Bohlander (1960) studied the strain and approved its separate serological status.


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