Tahyna virus
| Tahyna virus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group V ((-)ssRNA) |
| Order: | Unassigned |
| Family: | Bunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Orthobunyavirus |
| Species: | Tahyna virus |
Tahyna virus ("TAHV") is a viral pathogen of humans classified in the California encephalitis virus (CEV) serogroup of the virus family Bunyaviridae endemic to Europe, Asia, Africa[1][2] and possibly China.[3]
TAHV is maintained in an enzootic life cycle involving several species of mosquito vectors, with hares, rabbits, hedgehogs, and rodents serving as amplifying hosts.[1] Human TAHV infections generally occur in summer and early fall, with symptoms of fever, headache, malaise, conjunctivitis, pharyngitis, and nausea. TAHV disease can progress to involve the central nervous system, but fatalities have not been reported. Human infections are common in endemic areas, with neutralizing antibodies present in 60 to 80% of the elderly population.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Bennett RS, Gresko AK, Murphy BR, Whitehead SS (2011). "Tahyna virus genetics, infectivity, and immunogenicity in mice and monkeys". Virology Journal 8: 135. doi:10.1186/1743-422X-8-135. PMC 3080826. PMID 21435229.
- ↑ Lundström JO (1999). "Mosquito-borne viruses in western Europe: a review". Journal of Vector Ecology 24 (1): 1–39. PMID 10436876.
- ↑ Lu Z, Lu XJ, Fu SH, Zhang S, Li ZX, Yao XH, Feng YP, Lambert AJ, Ni da X, Wang FT, Tong SX, Nasci RS, Feng Y, Dong Q, Zhai YG, Gao XY, Wang HY, Tang Q, Liang GD (2009). "Tahyna virus and human infection, China". Emerging Infectious Diseases 15 (2): 306–9. doi:10.3201/eid1502.080722. PMC 2657618. PMID 19193280.
Further reading
- Juřicová, Z.; Hubálek, Z.; Halouzka, J.; Šikutová, S. (2009). "Serological Examination of Songbirds (Passeriformes) for Mosquito-Borne Viruses Sindbis, Ťahyňa, and Batai in a South Moravian Wetland (Czech Republic)". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 9 (3): 295–9. doi:10.1089/vbz.2008.0128. PMID 19534626.
- Hubálek, Z.; Rudolf, I.; Bakonyi, T.; Kazdová, K.; Halouzka, J.; Šebesta, O.; Šikutová, S.; Juřicová, Z.; Nowotny, N. (2010). "Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Surveillance for Arboviruses in an Area Endemic for West Nile (Lineage Rabensburg) and Ťahyňa Viruses in Central Europe". Journal of Medical Entomology 47 (3): 466–72. doi:10.1093/jmedent/47.3.466. PMID 20496595.
- Kilian, Patrik; Růžek, Daniel; Danielová, Vlasta; Hypša, Václav; Grubhoffer, Libor (2010). "Nucleotide variability of Ťahyňa virus (Bunyaviridae, Orthobunyavirus) small (S) and medium (M) genomic segments in field strains differing in biological properties". Virus Research 149 (1): 119–23. doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2010.01.005. PMID 20093153.