Guama virus

Gu·a·ma vi·rus

a serologic group of the genus Bunyavirus, composed of six species including Catu virus, and the type strain, Guama virus.

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Guama virus

A virus of the Bunyaviridae family isolated from febrile humans and sentinel monkey in Brazil and rodents and culicine mosquitos in Brazil, French Guyana, Panama, Surinam and Trinidad, which causes a benign clinical disease characterised by fever, headache, myalgia and leukopenia in people who enter tropical forests.

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Estao incluidos patogenos virais de significante importancia humana e veterinaria, tais como, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), Akabane virus (AKAV), Nairobi sheep disease virus (NSDV), Aino virus (AINV) e Peaton virus (PEAV) (4), assim como virus ja isolados na Amazonia Brasileira como: Guaroa virus (GROV), Maguari virus (MAGV), Tacaiuma virus (TCMV), Guama virus (GMAV), Caraparu virus (CARV), Oropouche virus (OROV), Catu virus (CATUV), Icoaraci virus (ICOV) e Belem virus (BLMV), entre outros (2).

Arbovirus: important zoonoses in the Brazilian amazon/ Arbovirus: importante zoonose na amazonia Brasileira/ Arbovirus: importante zoonosis en la amazonia brasilena

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