Qalyub virus
| Qalyub virus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group V ((-)ssRNA) |
| Family: | Bunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Nairovirus |
| Species: | Qalyub virus |
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Bakel virus (BAKV) | |
Qalyub virus (QYBV) is a nairovirus discovered in a rat's nest in a tomb wall in the Egyptian town of Qalyub (Arabic: قليوب) in 1952.[2] The primary vector for transmission is the Ornithodoros erraticus tick,[3] and thus it is an arbovirus.
There is no evidence of clinical disease in humans.[3]
References
- ↑ Nichol, S.T.; Beaty, B.J.; Elliott, R.M.; Goldbach, R.; Plyusnin, A.; Schmaljohn, C.S.; Tesh, R.B. (2006). "Index of Viruses - Bunyaviridae". ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database, version 4. Büchen-Osmond, C (Ed), Columbia University. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ↑ Taylor, R.M. (1970). "No. 222, Qalyub (QYB)". American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 19 (6 part 2): 1115–1116. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- 1 2 Kurstak, Edouard; R.G. Marusyk, F.A. Murphy, and M.H.V. Van Regenmortel (1990). Applied Virology Research, Volume 2: Virus Variability, Epidemiology, and Control. New York, New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation. p. 341. ISBN 0-306-43359-1. Cite uses deprecated parameter
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