Brus Laguna virus, a Gamboa bunyavirus from Aedeomyia squamipennis collected in Honduras.

Am J Trop Med Hyg

Division of Vector-Borne Viral Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522.

Published: October 1988

AI Article Synopsis

  • A virus from Aedeomyia squamipennis mosquitoes collected in Honduras in 1967 has been identified as part of the Gamboa serogroup, which belongs to the Bunyaviridae family.
  • This discovery marks the ninth virus in the Gamboa serogroup.
  • Out of these, this is the eighth virus confirmed to be a unique serotype.

Article Abstract

A virus isolate from Aedeomyia squamipennis collected in Honduras in 1967 was identified as a member of the Gamboa serogroup (family Bunyaviridae, genus Bunyavirus). This is the ninth Gamboa serogroup virus and the eighth shown to be a distinct serotype.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1988.39.406DOI Listing

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