Mouyassue virus
| Mouyassue virus | |
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| Group: | Group V ((−)ssRNA) |
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| Species: | Mouyassue virus |
Mouyassue virus is a novel, single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA orthohantavirus.[1]
Natural reservoir
The banana pipistrelle (Neoromicia nanus) found in the Côte d'Ivoire is the natural reservoir of Mouyassue virus.[2] It shares a common lineage with the Magboi virus (MGBV) found in the hairy slit-faced bat (Nycteris hispida) in Sierra Leone [3]
References
- ^ Weiss, S; Witkowski, PT; Auste, B; Nowak, K; Weber, N; Fahr, J; et al. (2012). "Hantavirus in bat, Sierra Leone". Emerg Infect Dis. 18 (1): 159–61. doi:10.3201/eid1801.111026. PMC 3310113. PMID 22261176.
- ^ Sumibcay L, Kadjo B, Gu SH, Kang HJ, Lim BK, Cook JA, Song JW, Yanagihara R (2012). "Divergent lineage of a novel hantavirus in the banana pipistrelle (Neoromicia nanus) in Côte d'Ivoire". Virol. J. 9: 34. doi:10.1186/1743-422X-9-34. PMC 3331809. PMID 22281072.
- ^ Weiss, S; Witkowski, PT; Auste, B; Nowak, K; Weber, N; Fahr, J; et al. (2012). "Hantavirus in bat, Sierra Leone". Emerg Infect Dis. 18 (1): 159–61. doi:10.3201/eid1801.111026. PMC 3310113. PMID 22261176.