Xuan Son virus
| Xuan Son virus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group V ((-)ssRNA) |
| Order: | Unassigned |
| Family: | Bunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Hantavirus |
| Species: | Xuan Son virus |
Xuan Son virus is a novel, single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA hantavirus of the family Bunyaviridae.
Natural reservoir
It was isolated in Pomona roundleaf bats in Xuân Sơn National Park, a nature reserve in Thanh Sơn District, Phú Thọ Province, Vietnam, within a 50-mile radius of Hanoi.[1]
References
- ↑ Arai S, Nguyen ST, Boldgiv B, Fukui D, Araki K, Dang CN, et al. Novel bat-borne hantavirus, Vietnam [letter]. Emerg Infect Disease. 2013 Jul.
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