Carrizal virus
| Carrizal virus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group V ((-)ssRNA) |
| Order: | Unassigned |
| Family: | Bunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Hantavirus |
| Species: | Carrizal virus |
Carrizal virus (CARV) is a single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA hantavirus species of the Bunyaviridae family. It was first isolated in Guerrero, Mexico. [1]
Virology
Carrizal virus is phylogenetically related to Montano virus and Huitzilac virus. [2]
Reservoir
Carrizal virus is carried primarily by Sumichrast's harvest mouse (R. sumichrasti).
See also
References
- ↑ Saasa N, Sánchez-Hernández C, de Lourdes Romero-Almaraz M, Guerrero-Ibarra E, Almazán-Catalán A, Yoshida H, Miyashita D, Ishizuka M, Sanada T, Seto T, Yoshii K, Ramos C, Yoshimatsu K, Arikawa J, Takashima I, Kariwa H. Ecology of hantaviruses in Mexico: genetic identification of rodent host species and spillover infection. Virus Res. 2012 Sep;168(1-2):88-96. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2012.06.020. Epub 2012 Jun 29.
- ↑ Alexander Plyusnin. Richard M. Elliot. Editors. Bunyaviridae: Molecular and Cellular Biology. Horizon Scientific Press. 2011. pg 71-74.
External links
- Sloan Science and Film / Short Films / Muerto Canyon by Jen Peel 29 minutes
- "Hantaviruses, with emphasis on Four Corners Hantavirus" by Brian Hjelle, M.D., Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico
- CDC's Hantavirus Technical Information Index page
- Viralzone: Hantavirus
- Virus Pathogen Database and Analysis Resource (ViPR): Bunyaviridae
- Occurrences and deaths in North and South America
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