Maripa virus
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| Maripa virus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group V ((-)ssRNA) |
| Order: | Unassigned |
| Family: | Bunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Hantavirus |
| Species: | Maripa virus |
Maripa virus is a single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA hantavirus species in the Bunyaviridae family. It is a new variant strain of Rio Mamore virus. It was first isolated from a patient with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in French Guiana.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Séverine Matheusa,Anne Lavergneb,Benoît de Thoisyb,Philippe Dussarta and Vincent Lacosteb. Complete Genome Sequence of a Novel Hantavirus Variant of Rio Mamoré Virus, Maripa Virus, from French Guiana. J. Virol. May 2012 vol. 86 no. 9 5399
External links
- CDC's Hantavirus Technical Information Index page
- Viralzone: Hantavirus
- Virus Pathogen Database and Analysis Resource (ViPR): Bunyaviridae
- Occurrences and deaths in North and South America
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