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The high genetic variation of viruses of the genus Nairovirus reflects the diversity of their predominant tick hosts.
Virology - 5 Jan 2004
Honig Jessica E, Osborne Jane C, Nichol Stuart T
Abstract excerpt
The genus Nairovirus (family Bunyaviridae) contains seven serogroups consisting of 34 predominantly tick-borne viruses, including several associated with severe human and livestock diseases [e.g., Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and Nairobi sheep disease (NSD), respectively]. Before this report, no comparative genetic studies or molecular detection assays had been developed for this virus genus. To...
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