Orthonairovirus

Orthonairovirus
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus virion and genome
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Bunyaviricetes
Order: Hareavirales
Family: Nairoviridae
Genus: Orthonairovirus

Orthonairovirus is a genus of viruses in the family Nairoviridae of the order Hareavirales which includes viruses with circular, negative-sense single stranded RNA. The name is derived from the Nairobi sheep disease which affects the gastrointestinal tracts of sheep and goats. All viruses in this genus are tick-borne viruses with human or other vertebrate hosts.

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