Mouyassue virus
| Mouyassue virus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group V ((-)ssRNA) |
| Order: | Unassigned |
| Family: | Bunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Hantavirus |
| Species: | Mouyassue virus |
Mouyassue virus is a novel, single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA hantavirus. [1]
Natural reservoir
The banana pipistrelle (Neoromicia nanus) found in the Côte d'Ivoire is the natural reservoir of Mouyassue virus.[2] It shares a common lineage with the Magboi virus (MGBV) found in the hairy split-faced bat (Nycteris hispida) in Sierra Leone [3]
References
- ↑ Weiss S, Witkowski PT, Auste B, Nowak K, Weber N, Fahr J, et al. Hantavirus in bat, Sierra Leone. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012;18:159-61.
- ↑ Sumibcay L, Kadjo B, Gu SH, Kang HJ, Lim BK, Cook JA, et al. Divergent lineage of a novel hantavirus in the banana pipistrelle (Neoromicia nanus) in Cote d'Ivoire. Virol J. 2012;9:34. http://dx.doi. org/10.1186/1743-422X-9-34
- ↑ Weiss S, Witkowski PT, Auste B, Nowak K, Weber N, Fahr J, et al. Hantavirus in bat, Sierra Leone. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012;18:159-61. http://dx.doi. org/10.3201/eid1801.111026
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