Anhembi orthobunyavirus, also called Anhembi virus (AMBV), is a species of virus. It was initially considered a strain of Wyeomyia virus, belonging serologically to the Bunyamwera serogroup of bunyaviruses. In 2018 it was made its own species.[1] It was isolated from the rodent - Proechimys iheringi - and a mosquito - Phoniomyia pilicauda - in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Ellioviricetes |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Peribunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Orthobunyavirus |
| Species: | Anhembi orthobunyavirus
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Until 2001 this virus has not been reported to cause disease in humans.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Lambert, Amy J.; et al. (6 June 2018). "Thirty-eight new species within the genus Orthobunyavirus". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ Mahy, Brian W J (2001). A dictionary of virology (3. ed.). San Diego, Calif. [u.a.]: Academic Press. pp. 17. ISBN 0-12-465327-8.
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