El Moro Canyon virus
| El Moro Canyon virus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group V ((−)ssRNA) |
| Order: | Unassigned |
| Family: | Bunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Hantavirus |
| Species: | El Moro Canyon virus |
El Moro Canyon virus (EMCV) is a single-stranded, negative sense RNA virus of the hantavirus genera. It is a caustive agent of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).
EMCV was isolated from western harvest mice (Reithrodontomys megalotis), in El Moro Canyon in southeastern Colorado in 1995.
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