Tofla virus

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Tofla virus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Ellioviricetes
Order: Bunyavirales
Family: Nairoviridae
Genus: Orthonairovirus
Species:
Strain:
Tofla virus

The Tofla virus is a strain of Hazara orthonairovirus in the genus Orthonairovirus[1] belonging to the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever serogroup. It was isolated from Ixodid in Japan in 2016.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kuhn, Jens H.; et al. (21 September 2016). "Create five (5) new species in the genus Nairovirus(proposed family Nairoviridae, proposed order Bunyavirales), rename the genus Orthonairovirus, and rename all existing species" (PDF). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). p. 11. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ Shimada, S.; Aoki, K.; Nabeshima, T.; Fuxun, Y.; Kurosaki, Y.; Shiogama, K.; Onouchi, T.; Sakaguchi, M.; Fuchigami, T.; Ono, H.; Nishi, K.; Posadas-Herrera, G.; Uchida, L.; Takamatsu, Y.; Yasuda, J.; Tsutsumi, Y.; Fujita, H.; Morita, K.; Hayasaka, D. (2016). "Tofla virus: A newly identified Nairovirus of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever group isolated from ticks in Japan". Scientific Reports. 6: 20213. Bibcode:2016NatSR...620213S. doi:10.1038/srep20213. PMC 4809068. PMID 26863911.