Anhembi virus

Anhembi virus
Virus classification
Group:	Group V ((−)ssRNA)
Order:	Bunyavirales
Family:	Peribunyaviridae
Genus:	Orthobunyavirus
Species:	Wyeomyia virus

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.

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[1] 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.