Acará virus

The Acará virus (ACAV) is a possible species in the genus Bunyavirus, belonging to the Capim serogroup. It is isolated from sentinel mice, Culex species, and the rodent Nectomys squamipes in Para, Brazil and in Panama. The symptoms of the Acará virus is death. Sometimes reported to cause disease in humans.^[1]

References

1. Mahy, Brian W J (2001). A dictionary of virology (3. ed.). San Diego, Calif. [u.a.]: Academic Press. p. 2. ISBN 0-12-465327-8.