Misplaced Pages

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

Kasokero orthonairovirus is a species of virus in the genus Orthonairovirus. Its only known host is the fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus. The virus takes its name from the Kasokero Cave in Uganda, where it was first collected. It is likely pathogenic in humans.

References

1. "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
2. "Kasokero virus". GenomeNet. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
3. Kuhn, J. H.; Wiley, M. R.; Rodriguez, S. E.; Bào, Y.; Prieto, K.; Travassos Da Rosa, A. P.; Guzman, H.; Savji, N.; Ladner, J. T.; Tesh, R. B.; Wada, J.; Jahrling, P. B.; Bente, D. A.; Palacios, G. (2016). "Genomic Characterization of the Genus Nairovirus (Family Bunyaviridae)". Viruses. 8 (6): 164. doi:10.3390/v8060164. PMC 4926184. PMID 27294949.
4. Kalunda, M.; Mukwaya, L. G.; Mukuye, A.; Lule, M.; Sekyalo, E.; Wright, J.; Casals, J. (1986). "Kasokero virus: a new human pathogen from bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) in Uganda". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 35 (2): 387–92. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1986.35.387. PMID 3082234.
5. Schuh, Amy J.; Amman, Brian R.; Patel, Ketan; et al. (December 2020). "Human-Pathogenic Kasokero Virus in Field-Collected Ticks". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 26 (12): 2944–2950. doi:10.3201/eid2612.202411. hdl:2263/80592.

• Nairoviridae