Sensibilite Comparee de Quatre Cultures Cellulaires Differentes Pour L'lsolement et L'Identification de Virus des OreiMons

Three differentes continous cell lines (Am 57. Hela Vero) and primary cell culture of human embryo kidney"nare compared with regard to their .susceptibility for Isolation of mumps v i r u s from saliva and cerebrospinal fluid. For this purFose the Vero cell line appeared to be more suitable among the studied cell systems regarding the following reasons: it allows the highest pourcentage of mumps virus i s ol ation . The cytopathic effect caused by mumps virus occurs comparatively rapidly in this cell culture . This cytopathic effect is typical enough to allow for a preliminary diagnosis of mumps virus.