| Yezo virus | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Ellioviricetes |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Nairoviridae |
| Genus: | Orthonairovirus |
| Species: | |
| Strain: | Yezo virus
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The Yezo virus is a strain of Hazara orthonairovirus in the genus Orthonairovirus, discovered 2021 in Japan,[1] circulating in mammals and ticks, causing a mild febrile illness in humans.
- ^ Kodama, Fumihiro; Yamaguchi, Hiroki; Park, Eunsil; et al. (2021-09-20). "A novel nairovirus associated with acute febrile illness in Hokkaido, Japan". Nature Communications. 12 (1). doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25857-0. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 8452618.