| Wesselsbron virus | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Kitrinoviricota |
| Class: | Flasuviricetes |
| Order: | Amarillovirales |
| Family: | Flaviviridae |
| Genus: | Flavivirus |
| Species: | Wesselsbron virus
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Wesselsbron (WSL) virus is an arthropod-borne virus in the genus Flavivirus of the family Flaviviridae[1] that causes Wesselsbron disease in cattle, sheep, goats, camels, pigs, donkeys, horses, ostriches, and wild ruminants[2] with occasional incidental spillover to humans.[3] It is transmitted by mosquitoes in the genus Aedes including A. caballus and A. circumluteolus.[4]
- ^ The Center for Food Security and Health (June 2007). "Wesselsbron Disease" (PDF). Iowa State University. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Overview of Wesselsbron Disease". Merck Manuals. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Weyer, Jacqueline, Thomas, Juno, Leman, Patricia A., Grobbelaar, Antoinette A., Kemp, Alan and Paweska, Janusz T. (2013). "Human Cases of Wesselsbron Disease, South Africa 2010–2011". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 13 (5): 330–337. doi:10.1089/vbz.2012.1181. PMID 23473219.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ The Center for Food Security and Health (June 2007). "Wesselsbron Disease" (PDF). Iowa State University. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 10 May 2016.