Orthonairovirus

Orthonairovirus
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Ellioviricetes
Order: Bunyavirales
Family: Nairoviridae
Genus: Orthonairovirus

Orthonairovirus is a genus of viruses in the family Nairoviridae of the order Bunyavirales which includes viruses with circular, negative-sense single stranded RNA.[1] The name is derived from the Nairobi sheep disease which affects the gastrointestinal tracts of sheep and goats.[1] All viruses in this genus are tick-borne viruses with human or other vertebrate hosts.[2]

  1. ^ a b Kuhn JH, Alkhovsky SV, Avšič-Županc T, Bergeron É, Burt F, Ergünay K, et al. (April 2024). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Nairoviridae 2024". The Journal of General Virology. 105 (4). doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001974. PMC 11094370. PMID 38687001.
  2. ^ Crabtree MB, Sang R, Miller BR (February 2009). "Kupe virus, a new virus in the family bunyaviridae, genus nairovirus, kenya". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 15 (2): 147–154. doi:10.3201/eid1502.080851. PMC 2657624. PMID 19193256.