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Mouyassue virus

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Group
  
Group V ((−)ssRNA)

Family
  
Bunyaviridae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Unassigned

Genus
  
Hantavirus

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Mouyassue virus is a novel, single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA hantavirus.

Natural reservoir

The banana pipistrelle (Neoromicia nanus) found in the Côte d'Ivoire is the natural reservoir of Mouyassue virus. It shares a common lineage with the Magboi virus (MGBV) found in the hairy split-faced bat (Nycteris hispida) in Sierra Leone

References

Mouyassue virus Wikipedia