Abu Hammad virus

The Abu Hammad virus (AHV) is a strain in the genus Orthonairovirus belonging to the Dera Ghazi Khan serogroup. It was isolated from a tick, Argas hermanni, in Egypt. This virus doesn't cause disease in humans.[1]

Orthonairovirus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Ellioviricetes
Order: Bunyavirales
Family: Nairoviridae
Genus: Orthonairovirus
Strain

Abu Hammad virus

References

  1. Mahy, Brian W J (2001). A dictionary of virology (3. ed.). San Diego, Calif. [u.a.]: Academic Press. pp. 1. ISBN 0-12-465327-8.


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