| Akabane orthobunyavirus | |
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| Transmission electron micrograph of the Akabane virus | |
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Ellioviricetes |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Peribunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Orthobunyavirus |
| Species: | Akabane orthobunyavirus
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| Synonyms | |
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Akabane virus is an insect-transmitted virus that causes congenital abnormalities of the central nervous systems in ruminants.[1][2] The virus is found in Australia, where it is most commonly spread by biting midges of the Culicoides species.[3]
- ^ Akabane. animalhealthaustralia.com.au
- ^ Akabane Disease. Iowa State University. September 2009
- ^ Agerholm, Jørgen S.; Hewicker-Trautwein, Marion; Peperkamp, Klaas; Windsor, Peter A. (24 September 2015). "Virus-induced congenital malformations in cattle". Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. 57 (1): 54. doi:10.1186/s13028-015-0145-8. PMC 4581091. PMID 26399846.