Biology:Ganjam virus

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Ganjam virus
Virus classification
Group:
Group V ((−)ssRNA)
Order:
Bunyavirales
Family:
Genus:
Species

Ganjam virus

Ganjam virus is a virus in the genus Orthonairovirus, order Bunyavirales. It causes febrile illness in humans and disease in livestock.

Taxonomy

Ganjam virus lies within the Nairobi sheep disease serogroup.

Genome

The genome is composed a single strand of negative sense RNA in three parts—small (S), medium (M) and large (L).[1]

References

  1. Yadav PD, Vincent MJ, Khristova M, Kale C, Nichol ST, Mishra AC, Mourya DT (2011) Genomic analysis reveals Nairobi sheep disease virus to be highly diverse and present in both Africa, and in India in the form of the Ganjam virus variant. Infect Genet Evol

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