Nairovirus
| Definition: |
A genus of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE named after NAIROBI SHEEP DISEASE, an acute, hemorrhagic, tick-borne, gastroenteritis affecting sheep and goats. The type species is Dugbe virus. Some viruses in this genus are capable of causing severe and fatal disease in humans. |
| Notes: |
infection = NAIROBI SHEEP DISEASE or HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN or if not so specified, coord IM with BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) |
| Also Called: |
Dugbe virus |
| Previously Indexed: |
Bunyaviridae (1980-1991) |
Nairovirus Categories.
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Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo - A species of NAIROVIRUS of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE. It is primarily transmitted by ticks and causes a severe, often fatal disease in humans. |
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Nairobi sheep disease virus - A species of NAIROVIRUS, transmitted by the ixodid ticks and producing a lethal gastroenteritis in sheep and goats. Though a major veterinary pathogen, its effect on humans has not been firmly established. |
Nairovirus Definitions and Terms
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