Qalyub virus

Qalyub virus
Virus classification
Group: Group V ((-)ssRNA)
Family: Bunyaviridae
Genus: Nairovirus
Species: Qalyub virus
Strains

Bakel virus (BAKV)
Bandia virus (BDAV)
Omo virus (OMOV)
Qalyub virus (QYBV)[1]

Qalyub virus (QYBV) is a nairovirus discovered in a rat's nest in a tomb wall in the Egyptian town of Qalyub (Arabic: قليوب) in 1952.[2] The primary vector for transmission is the Ornithodoros erraticus tick,[3] and thus it is an arbovirus.

There is no evidence of clinical disease in humans.[3]

References

  1. Nichol, S.T.; Beaty, B.J.; Elliott, R.M.; Goldbach, R.; Plyusnin, A.; Schmaljohn, C.S.; Tesh, R.B. (2006). "Index of Viruses - Bunyaviridae". ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database, version 4. Büchen-Osmond, C (Ed), Columbia University. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  2. Taylor, R.M. (1970). "No. 222, Qalyub (QYB)". American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene) 19 (6 part 2): 1115–1116. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  3. 1 2 Kurstak, Edouard; R.G. Marusyk, F.A. Murphy, and M.H.V. Van Regenmortel (1990). Applied Virology Research, Volume 2: Virus Variability, Epidemiology, and Control. New York, New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation. p. 341. ISBN 0-306-43359-1. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)

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