Ilhéus virus
| Ilhéus virus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Kitrinoviricota |
| Class: | Flasuviricetes |
| Order: | Amarillovirales |
| Family: | Flaviviridae |
| Genus: | Orthoflavivirus |
| Species: | Orthoflavivirus ilheusense
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Ilhéus virus (ILHV), commonly spelled Ilheus virus, is a positive-strand RNA virus in the family Flaviviridae. It was first isolated in 1944 from mosquitoes in the genera Psorophora and Aedes in Ilhéus in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
Vectors
Besides Psorophora and Aedes, Ilhéus virus has also been isolated from mosquitoes in the genera Culex, Coquillettidia, Haemagogus, Ochlerotatus, Sabethes, and Trichoprosopon.
References
- Plante KS, et al. (2024). "Potential of Ilhéus virus to emerge". Heliyon. 10 (6): 109–110. doi:10.1590/S0036-46652003000200012. hdl:11336/70948. PMID 12754579. full text: https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(24)03965-3
- Reis LM, et al. (2024). "Ilheus Virus (ILHV) Resistance in Culex quinquefasciatus from the Northern Region of Brazil". Life (Basel). 14 (4): 427. Bibcode:2024Life...14..427R. doi:10.3390/life14040427. PMC 11051376. PMID 38672699.