El Moro Canyon virus
| El Moro Canyon virus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group V ((−)ssRNA) |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Hantaviridae |
| Genus: | Orthohantavirus |
| Species: | El Moro Canyon virus |
El Moro Canyon virus (EMCV) is a single-stranded, negative sense RNA virus of the orthohantavirus genus. It is a caustive agent of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).[1]
Natural reservoir
EMCV was isolated from western harvest mice (Reithrodontomys megalotis), in El Moro Canyon in southeastern Colorado in 1995.
References
- ↑ Calisher CH, Root JJ, Mills JN, Rowe JE, Reeder SA, Jentes ES, Wagoner K, Beaty BJ. Epizootiology of Sin Nombre and El Moro Canyon hantaviruses, southeastern Colorado, 1995–2000. J Wildl Dis. 2005 Jan;41(1):1–11.
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