Qalyub orthonairovirus

Qalyub orthonairovirus
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Ellioviricetes
Order: Bunyavirales
Family: Nairoviridae
Genus: Orthonairovirus
Species:
Qalyub orthonairovirus
Member viruses[1]
  • Bakel virus (BAKV)
  • Bandia virus (BDAV)
  • Chim virus (CHIMV)
  • Geran virus (GERV)
  • Omo virus (OMOV)
  • Qalyub virus (QYBV)

Qalyub orthonairovirus, also known as Qalyub nairovirus or simply Qalyub virus, is a negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus discovered in a rat's nest in a tomb wall in the Egyptian town of Qalyub (Egyptian Arabic: قليوب pronounced [ʔælˈjuːb]) in 1952.[2] The primary vector for transmission is the Carios erraticus tick,[3] and thus it is an arbovirus.

There is no evidence of clinical disease in humans.[3]

References

  1. ^ ICTV Bunyaviridae Study Group (15 June 2015). "Implementation of non – Latinized binomial species names in the family Bunyaviridae" (PDF). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. London, UK: ICTV. p. 5. Retrieved 30 September 2017. Qalyub virus Qalyub nairovirus Bakel virus (BAKV) Bandia virus (BDAV) Chim virus (CHIMV) Geran virus (GERV) Omo virus (OMOV) Qalyub virus (QYBV)
  2. ^ Taylor, R.M. (1970). "No. 222, Qalyub (QYB)". American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 19 (6 part 2): 1115–1116. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1970.19.1115. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  3. ^ a b Kurstak, Edouard; R.G. Marusyk; F.A. Murphy; M.H.V. Van Regenmortel (1990). Applied Virology Research, Volume 2: Virus Variability, Epidemiology, and Control. New York, New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-306-43359-7.


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