Avibirnavirus | |
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Infectious bursal disease virus particle | |
Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
Phylum: | incertae sedis |
Family: | Birnaviridae |
Genus: | Avibirnavirus |
Species[1] | |
Avibirnavirus is a genus of viruses in family Birnaviridae.[2] There is a single species in this genus: Infectious bursal disease virus, which infects chickens and other fowl. It causes severe inflammation of the bursa of Fabricius, and causes considerable morbidity and mortality.[3][4]