''Nairoviridae'' is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
of viruses in the order ''
Bunyavirales
''Bunyavirales'' is an order of segmented negative-strand RNA viruses with mainly tripartite genomes. Member viruses infect arthropods, plants, protozoans, and vertebrates. It is the only order in the class ''Ellioviricetes''. The name ''Bunyavi ...
''. Its name derives from Nairobi sheep disease, caused by the member ''
Nairobi sheep disease orthonairovirus''.
Taxonomy
The family contains the following genera:
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Norwavirus''
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Ocetevirus''
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Orthonairovirus''
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Sabavirus''
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Shaspivirus''
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Striwavirus''
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Xinspivirus''
References
External links
ICTV Report: ''Nairoviridae''
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Virus families