Bunyaviridae


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Noun1.Bunyaviridae - a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)
arborvirus, arbovirus - a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis
family - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"
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The advisory, which was issued by the NIH's Field Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Division, said that the CCHF is a widespread disease caused by a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) of the Bunyaviridae family with a case fatality rate of 10-40 per cent.
NIH issues advisory for prevention against Congo virus
[The Khurdun virus (KHURV): a new representative of the orthobunyavirus (Bunyaviridae)] [in Russian.].
Novel Orthobunyavirus Causing Severe Kidney Disease in Broiler Chickens, Malaysia, 2014-2017
Limatus durhamii can be found with the synonyms of Simondella curvirostris Laveran, Dendromyia paraensis Theobald, Limatus cacophrades Dyar & Knab, and Limatus exhibitor Shannon & Del Ponte, and is a suspected vector of the genus Orthobunyavirus (subfamily: Bunyaviridae) (Berger 2016).
First record of Limatus durhamii Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae) in Campeche, Mexico
Experts explained that CCHF is a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) of the Bunyaviridae family with a fatality rate of 10% to 40%.
Two suspected Congo virus patients die in Rahim Yar Khan
According to the advisory, CCHF is a widespread disease caused by a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) of the Bunyaviridae family with a case fatality rate of 10 to 40pc.
Eight out of 59 suspected cases test positive for CCHF: NIH advisory
According to the advisory, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a widespread disease caused by a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) of the Bunyaviridae family with a case fatality rate of 1040%.
NIH issues advisories regarding typhoid and congo fever
The report by NTI also stated North Korea was capable of indigenously producing other agents of biological warfare including Variola major (smallpox), Francisella tularensis (rabbit fever), and Bunyaviridae Hantavirus (Korean hemorrhagic fever).
North Korea Launches Tests For ICBMs Loaded With Anthrax
Madam, Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a disease that has afflicted the populace of many a developing nation.1 CCHF is a zoonotic, tick borne and viral infection caused by Nairovirus of the Bunyaviridae family; the most genetically diverse form of Arbovirus which remains troublesomely elusive to a vaccine.1 It's most common vector the Hyalomma tick tends to reside on livestock animals.1
Viral haemorrhagic fever: A case of systematic neglect
De este grupo cabe destacar como patogenos para el ser humano los generos Flavivirus, Alfavirus y los Orthobunyavirus de la familia Bunyaviridae, y dentro de estos ultimos, el virus Oropouche (OROV) de reciente actividad epidemiologica en el continente americano (1,2).
Virus Oropouche: que es y como se transmite?
Hantaviruses are a genus within the Bunyaviridae family that can cause HPS, a rare and sometimes fatal respiratory disease in humans.
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in a migrant farm worker--Colorado, 2016

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