Tahyna virus


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Ta·hy·na vi·rus

a California group arbovirus genus Bunyavirus, in the family Bunyaviridae, from central Europe, known to infect humans.

Tahyna virus

A negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus of the Bunyaviridae family, genus Orthobunyavirus, California serogroup. It is widely distributed in Europe and Asia, transported by culicine (Culex spp) mosquitoes, and clinically causes fever and influenza-like symptoms, which may in some cases by accompanied by pneumonia and pleurisy, acute arthritis, pharyngitis and CNS involvement.

Tahyna virus

Abbreviation: TAH
A European arbovirus of the Bunyaviridae family. It is transmitted to humans by mosquito bite and causes fevers, respiratory illnesses, encephalitis, and meningitis.
See also: virus

Tahyna virus

a virus of the California group of the genus Bunyavirus, family Bunyaviridae, associated with the occurrence of encephalitis in humans and for which many domestic and wild animals act as reservoirs.
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Among the remaining zoonotic arboviruses included in the Table, Tahyna virus is the most common.
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In contrast, a high frequency was observed against Tahyna virus (31% in humans and 9% in horses), a Bunyavirus belonging to the California group that induces febrile illness with central nervous system signs and has been reported in many countries in Europe as well as in Africa and Asia (22).
West Nile Outbreak in Horses in Southern France, 2000: The Return after 35 Years

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