Isla Vista virus
| Isla Vista virus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group V ((-)ssRNA) |
| Order: | Unassigned |
| Family: | Bunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Hantavirus |
| Species: | Isla Vista virus |
Isla Vista virus (ILV) is an enveloped, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA hantavirus species of the Bunyaviridae family. It is a novel New World microtine rodent hantavirus discovered in the California vole (M. californicus) in Santa Barbara County, California, near Isla Vista. It is similar to Prospect Hill virus which has been isolated from a meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus).[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Song W, Torrez-Martinez N, Irwin W, Harrison FJ, Davis R, Ascher M, Jay M, Hjelle B.Isla Vista virus: a genetically novel hantavirus of the California vole Microtus californicus. J Gen Virol. 1995 Dec;76 ( Pt 12):3195-9.
External links
- CDC's Hantavirus Technical Information Index page
- Virus Pathogen Database and Analysis Resource (ViPR): Bunyaviridae
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