Candiru virus
| Candiru virus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Bunyaviricetes |
| Order: | Hareavirales |
| Family: | Phenuiviridae |
| Genus: | Phlebovirus |
| Species: | Phlebovirus candiruense
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Candiru virus (CDUV) is a species of virus in the genus Phlebovirus.[2]
Related strains
CDUV forms a serocomplex of related viruses with other phlebovirus strains (not italicized) and species (italicized), including:[3]
- Alenquer virus
- Ariquemes virus
- Echarate virus
- Itaituba virus
- Jacunda virus
- Maldonado virus
- Morumbi virus
- Mucura virus
- Nique virus
- Oriximina virus
- Serra Norte virus
- Turuna virus
The serocomplex, CDUV, Alenquer, Echarate, Maldonado, Morumbi, and Serra Norte were isolated from people experiencing febrile illness, whereas the others were isolated from mosquitoes and sandflies.[3]
References
- ^ "History of the taxon: Species: Phlebovirus candiruense (2024 Release, MSL #40)". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "ICTV Taxonomy history: Candiru phlebovirus". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). ICTV. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ a b Palacios G, Tesh R, Travassos da Rosa A, Savji N, Sze W, Jain K, Serge R, Guzman H, Guevara C, Nunes MR, Nunes-Neto JP, Kochel T, Hutchison S, Vasconcelos PF, Lipkin WI (April 2011). "Characterization of the Candiru antigenic complex (Bunyaviridae: Phlebovirus), a highly diverse and reassorting group of viruses affecting humans in tropical America". J Virol. 85 (8): 3811–3820. doi:10.1128/JVI.02275-10. PMC 3126144. PMID 21289119.