Maripa virus | |
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Virus classification | |
Group: | Group V ((−)ssRNA) |
Order: | Unassigned |
Family: | Bunyaviridae |
Genus: | Hantavirus |
Species: | Maripa virus |
Maripa virus is a single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA hantavirus species in the Bunyaviridae family. It is a new variant strain of Rio Mamore virus. It was first isolated from a patient with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in French Guiana.