Middelburg virus

Middelburg virus
Image of an Alphavirus Viral Structure. This exhibits the characteristic T=4 that MIDV also displays.
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Kitrinoviricota
Class: Alsuviricetes
Order: Martellivirales
Family: Togaviridae
Genus: Alphavirus
Species:
Middelburg virus

Middelburg virus (MIDV) is an alphavirus of the Old World Group that has likely endemic and zoonotic potential.[1] It is of the viral family Togaviridae. It was isolated from mosquitos in 1957 in South Africa, MDIV antigens have now been found in livestock, horses, and humans.[1]

Image of a horse that could possibly be affected by MIDV.
  1. ^ a b van Niekerk, Stephanie; Human, Stacey; Williams, June; Wilpe, Erna van; Pretorius, Marthi; Swanepoel, Robert; Venter, Marietjie (2015). "Sindbis and Middelburg Old World Alphaviruses Associated with Neurologic Disease in Horses, South Africa". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 21 (12): 2225–2229. doi:10.3201/eid2112.150132. PMC 4672445. PMID 26583836.