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Orungo virus

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Species of virus
Orungo virus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Duplornaviricota
Class: Resentoviricetes
Order: Reovirales
Family: Sedoreoviridae
Genus: Orbivirus
Species: Orungo virus
A microscopic photo of a molecule of Orungo Virus

Orungo virus (ORUV) is an arbovirus of the genus Orbivirus, the subfamily Sedoreovirinae and the family Reoviridae. There are four known subtypes of Orungo virus designated Orungo-1 (ORUV-1), Orungo-2 (ORUV-2), Orungo-3 (ORUV-3), and Orungo-4 (ORUV-4). It was first isolated by the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe, Uganda by Oyewale Tomori and colleagues. Antibodies to the virus have been found in humans, monkeys, sheep, and cattle.

References

  1. "Virus Taxonomy: 2011 Release". International Committee on Virus Taxonomy. 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  2. Tomori, O.; Fabiyi, A.; Murphy, F. (1976-01-01). "Characterization of Orungo virus, an orbivirus from Uganda and Nigeria". Archives of Virology. 51 (4): 285–298. doi:10.1007/bf01317932. ISSN 0304-8608. PMID 973798. S2CID 874348.
  3. Tomori O, Fabiyi A (Sep 1976). "Neutralizing antibodies to Orungo virus in man and animals in Nigeria". Tropical and Geographical Medicine. 28 (3): 233–8. PMID 827036.
Taxon identifiers
Orungo virus


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