Orthonairovirus
| Orthonairovirus | |
|---|---|
| Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus virion and genome | |
| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Bunyaviricetes |
| Order: | Hareavirales |
| Family: | Nairoviridae |
| Genus: | Orthonairovirus |
Orthonairovirus is a genus of viruses in the family Nairoviridae of the order Hareavirales which includes viruses with circular, negative-sense single stranded RNA.[1] The name is derived from the Nairobi sheep disease which affects the gastrointestinal tracts of sheep and goats.[1] All viruses in this genus are tick-borne viruses with human or other vertebrate hosts.[2]
- ^ a b Kuhn JH, Alkhovsky SV, Avšič-Županc T, Bergeron É, Burt F, Ergünay K, et al. (April 2024). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Nairoviridae 2024". The Journal of General Virology. 105 (4). doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001974. PMC 11094370. PMID 38687001.
- ^ Crabtree MB, Sang R, Miller BR (February 2009). "Kupe virus, a new virus in the family bunyaviridae, genus nairovirus, kenya". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 15 (2): 147–154. doi:10.3201/eid1502.080851. PMC 2657624. PMID 19193256.