| Bas-Congo tibrovirus | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Monjiviricetes |
| Order: | Mononegavirales |
| Family: | Rhabdoviridae |
| Genus: | Tibrovirus |
| Species: | Bas-Congo tibrovirus
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Bas-Congo tibrovirus (BASV) is a poorly characterized rhabdovirus discovered in the blood of a patient who survived a severe illness resembling hemorrhagic fever.[1] The virus was named after the former Democratic Republic of Congo province of Bas-Congo (now Kongo Central). BASV was discovered using next-generation sequencing and attempts to isolate the virus were not successful. BASV RNA has only been detected in one individual and its role as a human pathogen has not been established.[2]
- ^ Grard G, Fair JN, Lee D, et al. A novel rhabdovirus associated with acute hemorrhagic fever in central Africa [published correction appears in PLoS Pathog. 2016 Mar;12(3):e1005503] [published correction appears in PLoS Pathog. 2017 Sep 7;13(9):e1006583]. PLoS Pathog. 2012;8(9):e1002924. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002924
- ^ "Bas-Congo virus - not an established pathogen | Science". science.sciencemag.org. Archived from the original on 2020-01-30.