Sagiyama virus | |
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Virus classification | |
Group: | Group IV ((+)ssRNA) |
Family: | Togaviridae |
Genus: | Alphavirus |
Species: | Sagiyama virus |
Sagiyama virus is an arthropod borne virus recovered from mosquitoes collected during July and August 1956 and 1957 near Tokyo, Japan. Sagiyama virus is in a member of the genus Alphavirus in the family Togaviridae, possessing single positive strand RNA genome.
Sagiyama virus is harmless to humans, and causes moderate symptoms in horses.