Kasokero orthonairovirus

The Kasokero virus is a strain in the genus Orthonairovirus belonging to the Kasokero serogroup. Its only known host is the fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus.[1][2] The virus takes its name from the Kasokero Cave in Uganda, where it was first collected.[3]

Kasokero virus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Ellioviricetes
Order: Bunyavirales
Family: Nairoviridae
Genus: Orthonairovirus
Species: incertae sedis
Strain:
Kasokero virus

References

  1. "Kasokero virus". GenomeNet. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. Kuhn, J. H.; Wiley, M. R.; Rodriguez, S. E.; Bào, Y.; Prieto, K.; Travassos Da Rosa, A. P.; Guzman, H.; Savji, N.; Ladner, J. T.; Tesh, R. B.; Wada, J.; Jahrling, P. B.; Bente, D. A.; Palacios, G. (2016). "Genomic Characterization of the Genus Nairovirus (Family Bunyaviridae)". Viruses. 8 (6): 164. doi:10.3390/v8060164. PMC 4926184. PMID 27294949.
  3. Kalunda, M.; Mukwaya, L. G.; Mukuye, A.; Lule, M.; Sekyalo, E.; Wright, J.; Casals, J. (1986). "Kasokero virus: a new human pathogen from bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) in Uganda". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 35 (2): 387–92. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1986.35.387. PMID 3082234.
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