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Mosquito-Associated Virus Isolation from Field-Collected Mosquitoes
Published on: August 31, 2022
Characterization of the Punta Toro species complex (genus Phlebovirus, family Bunyaviridae)
Gustavo Palacios1, Michael R Wiley1, Amelia P A Travassos da Rosa2
1Center for Genome Sciences, United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, Frederick, MD, USA.
Abstract:
Punta Toro virus (PTV), a member of the PTV complex, is a relatively common causative agent of febrile illness in Panama that is often misdiagnosed as 'dengue' or 'influenza'. Currently, only two named members make up this species complex, PTV and Buenaventura virus (BUEV). Genomic and antigenic characterization of 17 members of the PTV complex, nine of which were isolated from human acute febrile illness cases, reveals that this species complex is composed of six distant viruses. We propose to add four additional new viruses, designated Leticia virus, Cocle virus, Campana virus and Capira virus.
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