Published in

Microbiology Society, Journal of General Virology, 8(96), p. 2079-2085, 2015

DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.000170

Links

Tools

Export citation

Search in Google Scholar

Characterization of the Punta Toro species complex (genus Phlebovirus, family Bunyaviridae)

Journal article published in 2015 by Gustavo Palacios ORCID, Michael R. Wiley, Amelia P. A. Travassos da Rosa, Hilda Guzman, Evelia Quiroz, Nazir Savji, Jean-Paul Carrera ORCID, Ana Valeria Bussetti, Jason T. Ladner, W. Ian Lipkin, Robert B. Tesh, Robert B. Best
This paper is available in a repository.
This paper is available in a repository.

Full text: Download

Green circle
Preprint: archiving allowed
Upload
Green circle
Postprint: archiving allowed
Upload
Red circle
Published version: archiving forbidden
Policy details
Data provided by SHERPA/RoMEO

Abstract

Punta Toro virus (PTV), a member of the PTV complex, is a relatively common causative agent of febrile illness in Panama that is often misdiagnosed as "dengue" or "influenza." Currently, only two named members make up this species complex, PTV and Buenaventura virus (BUEV). Genomic and antigenic characterization of 17 members of the PTV complex, nine of which were isolated from human acute febrile illness cases, reveals that this species complex is composed of six distant viruses. We propose to add four additional new viruses, designated Leticia virus, Cocle virus, Campana virus, and Capira virus.