TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of the Punta Toro species complex (genus Phlebovirus, family Bunyaviridae)
AU - Palacios, Gustavo
AU - Wiley, Michael R.
AU - Travassos da Rosa, Amelia P.A.
AU - Guzman, Hilda
AU - Quiroz, Evelia
AU - Savji, Nazir
AU - Carrera, Jean Paul
AU - Bussetti, Ana Valeria
AU - Ladner, Jason T.
AU - Ian Lipkin, W.
AU - Tesh, Robert B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Authors.
PY - 2015/8/1
Y1 - 2015/8/1
N2 - Punta Toro virus (PTV), a member of the PTV complex, is a relatively common causative agent of febrile illness in Panama that is often misdiagnosed as ‘dengue’ or ‘influenza’. Currently, only two named members make up this species complex, PTV and Buenaventura virus (BUEV). Genomic and antigenic characterization of 17 members of the PTV complex, nine of which were isolated from human acute febrile illness cases, reveals that this species complex is composed of six distant viruses. We propose to add four additional new viruses, designated Leticia virus, Cocle virus, Campana virus and Capira virus.
AB - Punta Toro virus (PTV), a member of the PTV complex, is a relatively common causative agent of febrile illness in Panama that is often misdiagnosed as ‘dengue’ or ‘influenza’. Currently, only two named members make up this species complex, PTV and Buenaventura virus (BUEV). Genomic and antigenic characterization of 17 members of the PTV complex, nine of which were isolated from human acute febrile illness cases, reveals that this species complex is composed of six distant viruses. We propose to add four additional new viruses, designated Leticia virus, Cocle virus, Campana virus and Capira virus.
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U2 - 10.1099/vir.0.000170
DO - 10.1099/vir.0.000170
M3 - Article
C2 - 25934793
AN - SCOPUS:84940184503
SN - 0022-1317
VL - 96
SP - 2079
EP - 2085
JO - Journal of General Virology
JF - Journal of General Virology
IS - 8
ER -