Isolation of Madre de Dios Virus (Orthobunyavirus; Bunyaviridae), an Oropouche Virus Species Reassortant, from a Monkey in Venezuela

Carlos Navarro, Juan; Giambalvo, Dileyvic; Hernández, Rosa; J. Auguste, Albert; B. Tesh, Robert; C. Weaver, Scott; Montañez, H.; Liria, Jonathan; H. Lima, Anderson; Fernando Soares Travassos da Rosa, Jorge; Patroca da Silva, Sandro; M. Vasconcelos, Janaina; Cardoso de Oliveira, Rodrigo; Lídio da Silva Gonçalves Vianez Júnior, João; Roberto Teixeira Nunes, Márcio

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.15-0679

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Isolation of Madre de Dios Virus (Orthobunyavirus; Bunyaviridae), an Oropouche Virus Species Reassortant, from a Monkey in Venezuela

Published in American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene • May 24, 2016

Authors:

Juan Carlos Navarro

Dileyvic Giambalvo

Rosa Hernández

Abstract

Oropouche virus (OROV), genus Orthobunyavirus, family Bunyaviridae, is an important cause of human illness in tropical South America. Herein, we report the isolation, complete genome sequence, genetic characterization, and phylogenetic analysis of an OROV species reassortant, Madre de Dios virus (MD...

Subject

Bunyaviridae

Orthobunyavirus

Virology

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