Ganjam virus | |
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Virus classification | |
Group: | Group V ((−)ssRNA) |
Order: | Unassigned |
Family: | Bunyaviridae |
Genus: | Nairovirus |
Species | |
Ganjam virus |
Ganjam virus
Ganjam virus is a virus in the genus Nairovirus, family Bunyaviridae. It causes febrile illness in humans and disease in livestock.
Ganjam virus lies within the Nairobi sheep disease serogroup.
The genome is composed a single strand of negative sense RNA in three parts - small (S), medium (M0 and large(L).