Anhembi orthobunyavirus
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Group: | Group V ((−)ssRNA)
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The Anhembi virus (AMBV) is a strain of Wyeomyia virus in the genus Bunyavirus, belonging serologically to the Bunyamwera serogroup.It is isolated from the rodent, Proechimys iheringi, and a mosquito, Phoniomyia pilicauda, in São Paulo, Brazil. Until 2001 that virus have not reported to cause disease in humans.[1]
References
- ^ Mahy, Brian W J (2001). A dictionary of virology (3. ed.). San Diego, Calif. [u.a.]: Academic Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-12-465327-8.