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Bourbon virus, a newly discovered zoonotic thogotovirus
29 Aug 2023
Abstract excerpt
The recent discovery of Bourbon virus (BRBV) put a new focus on the genus of thogotoviruses as zoonotic, tick-transmitted pathogens within the orthomyxovirus family. Since 2014, BRBV has been linked to several human cases in the Midwest United States with severe acute febrile illness and a history of tick bites. The detection of the virus in the Lone Star tick, Amblyomma americanum , and a high sero-prevalence in...
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