Huitzilac virus
| Huitzilac virus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group V ((-)ssRNA) |
| Order: | Unassigned |
| Family: | Bunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Hantavirus |
| Species: | Huitzilac virus |
Huitzilac virus (HUIV) is a single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA hantavirus species of the Bunyaviridae family. It was first isolated in Mexican wild rodents located in Morelos and Guerrero, Mexico.[1]
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.
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