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Viruses > RNA Viruses > Double Stranded RNA Viruses > Reoviridae > Orbivirus

Preferred term

Orbivirus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Changuinola Virus
  • Chenuda Virus
  • Kemerovo Virus

Note

  • infection: coordinate with REOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS

Scope note

  • A genus of REOVIRIDAE infecting a wide range of arthropods and vertebrates including humans. It comprises at least 21 serological subgroups. Transmission is by vectors such as midges, mosquitoes, sandflies, and ticks.

History note

  • 1994; for CHANGUINOLA VIRUS use REOVIRIDAE 1976-1993; for CHENUDA VIRUS see REOVIRIDAE 1976-1993; for KEMEROVO VIRUS, REOVIRIDAE 1981-1990

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018163

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