Qalyub orthonairovirus

Qalyub orthonairovirus
Virus classification
(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. 1 2 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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