Group Group V ((−)ssRNA) Genus Nairovirus | Family Bunyaviridae Rank Species | |
Similar Nairovirus, Phlebovirus, Ornithodoros, Bunyaviridae, Orthobunyavirus | ||
Qalyub virus (QYBV) is a nairovirus discovered in a rat's nest in a tomb wall in the Egyptian town of Qalyub (Arabic: قليوب) in 1952. The primary vector for transmission is the Ornithodoros erraticus tick, and thus it is an arbovirus.
There is no evidence of clinical disease in humans.
References
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