''Candiru phlebovirus'' (CDUV) is a species of
virus
A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea.
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in the genus ''
Phlebovirus
''Phlebovirus'' is one of twenty genera of the family ''Phenuiviridae'' in the order ''Bunyavirales''. The genus contains 66 species. It derives its name from Phlebotominae, the Vector (disease vector, vectors of member species ''Naples phlebovir ...
''.
Related strains
CDUV forms a
serocomplex of related viruses with other phlebovirus strains (not italicized) and species (italicized), including:
* ''
Alenquer phlebovirus
''Alenquer phlebovirus'' (ALEV) is a virus in the genus ''Phlebovirus''. ''Alenquer phlebovirus'' was one of eight arthropod-borne virus
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''
* Ariquemes virus
* ''
Echarate phlebovirus''
* ''
Itaituba phlebovirus''
* Jacunda virus
* ''
Maldonado phlebovirus''
* Morumbi virus
* Mucura virus
* ''
Nique phlebovirus''
* ''
Oriximina phlebovirus''
* Serra Norte virus
* ''
Turuna phlebovirus''
The serocomplex, CDUV, Alenquer, Echarate, Maldonado, Morumbi, and Serra Norte were isolated from people experiencing febrile illness, whereas the others were isolated from mosquitoes and sandflies.
References
Phleboviruses
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