''Tete orthobunyavirus'' is a
bunyavirus
''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 ...
found originally in
Tete Province
Tete is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 98,417 km² and a population of 2,648,941 (2017 census).
Tete is the capital of the province. The Cahora Bassa Dam is situated in this province.
Districts
On March 21, 2013, Mozambi ...
, Mozambique. It is a disease of animals and humans. Two forms, Bahig and Matruh viruses, were isolated from bird
ticks
Ticks (order Ixodida) are parasitic arachnids that are part of the mite superorder Parasitiformes. Adult ticks are approximately 3 to 5 mm in length depending on age, sex, species, and "fullness". Ticks are external parasites, living by ...
including ''
Hyalomma marginatum'', but elsewhere
mosquito
Mosquitoes (or mosquitos) are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small flies within the family Culicidae (from the Latin ''culex'' meaning " gnat"). The word "mosquito" (formed by ''mosca'' and diminutive ''-ito'') is Spanish for "li ...
es and
biting midges
Ceratopogonidae is a family of flies commonly known as no-see-ums, or biting midges, generally in length. The family includes more than 5,000 species, distributed worldwide, apart from the Antarctic and the Arctic.
Ceratopogonidae are Holomet ...
have been implicated as vectors.
Subtypes
*Bahig virus
*Matruh virus
*Tete virus SAAn3518
*Tsuruse virus
*Weldona virus
References
Literature
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Orthobunyaviruses
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