Anhembi virus
| Anhembi virus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Bunyaviricetes |
| Order: | Elliovirales |
| Family: | Peribunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Orthobunyavirus |
| Species: | Orthobunyavirus anhembiense |
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Anhembi virus (AMBV) is a species of virus. It was initially considered a strain of Wyeomyia virus, belonging serologically to the Bunyamwera serogroup of bunyaviruses. In 2018 it was made its own species. It was isolated from the rodent - Proechimys iheringi - and a mosquito - Phoniomyia pilicauda - in São Paulo, Brazil.
Until 2001 this virus has not been reported to cause disease in humans.