New York orthohantavirus

New York orthohantavirus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Ellioviricetes
Order: Bunyavirales
Family: Hantaviridae
Genus: Orthohantavirus
Species:
Strain:
New York orthohantavirus
Synonyms[1]
  • New York hantavirus
  • New York virus

New York orthohantavirus or New York virus is an Orthohantavirus.[2] It is considered a strain of Sin Nombre orthohantavirus.[1] It was first isolated from a white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) caught on an island off New York.[1] The virus is associated with typical hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Briese, Thomas (18 July 2016). "In the genus Hantavirus (proposed family Hantaviridae, proposed order Bunyavirales), create 24 new species, abolish 7 species, change the demarcation criteria, and change the name of the genus to Orthohantavirus; likewise, rename its constituent species" (PDF). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ Barbara Knust; Pierre E. Rollin (December 2013). "Twenty-Year Summary of Surveillance for Human Hantavirus Infections, United States". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 19 (12): 1934–7. doi:10.3201/eid1912.131217. PMC 3840873. PMID 24274585.