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- Title
The resurgence of Shamonda virus, an African Simbu group virus of the genusOrthobunyavirus, in Japan.
- Authors
Yanase, T.; Maeda, K.; Kato, T.; Nyuta, S.; Kamata, H.; Yamakawa, M.; Tsuda, T.
- Abstract
Six virus isolations were made fromCulicoidesbiting midges and blood samples of sentinel cattle in Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures, the southern part of Japan, in 2002. Serological and genetical tests identified these viruses as isolates ofShamonda virus(SHAV), which belongs to the Simbu group of the genusOrthobunyavirusof the familyBunyaviridae. Initially, SHAV was isolated from cattle andCulicoidesbiting midges in Nigeria in the 1960s, and its presence has not been reported until this study. The present results indicate a wider distribution of SHAV than previously assumed.
- Subjects
JAPAN; NIGERIA; CULICOIDES; VETERINARY virology; IMMUNOSPECIFICITY; VIRUS isolation
- Publication
Archives of Virology, 2005, Vol 150, Issue 2, p361
- ISSN
0304-8608
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00705-004-0419-3