''Kasokero orthonairovirus'' is a species of virus in the genus ''
Orthonairovirus
''Orthonairovirus'' is a genus of viruses in the family ''Nairoviridae'' of the order Bunyavirales that include viruses with circular, RNA virus#Group V - negative-sense ssRNA viruses, negative-sense single stranded RNA. It got its name from th ...
''. Its only known host is the fruit bat ''
Rousettus aegyptiacus
The Egyptian fruit bat or Egyptian rousette (''Rousettus aegyptiacus'') is a species of megabat that is found in Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and the Indian subcontinent. It is one of three ''Rousettus'' species with an African-Ma ...
''. The virus takes its name from the
Kasokero Cave in
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
, where it was first collected.
References
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Nairoviridae