Qalyub virus
| Qalyub virus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group V ((−)ssRNA) |
| Family: | Bunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Nairovirus |
| Species: | Qalyub virus |
| Strains | |
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Bakel virus (BAKV) |
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Bakel virus (BAKV)
Bandia virus (BDAV)
Omo virus (OMOV)
Qalyub virus (QYBV)
Qalyub virus (QYBV) is a nairovirus discovered in a rat's nest in a tomb wall in the Egyptian town of Qalyub (Arabic: قليوب) in 1952. The primary vector for transmission is the Ornithodoros erraticus tick, and thus it is an arbovirus.
There is no evidence of clinical disease in humans.
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