Maguari orthobunyavirus
Maguari orthobunyavirus, abbreviated MAGV,[1] is a negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus in the Bunyavirales order, genus Orthobunyavirus,[2][3] Bunyamwera serogroup,[3] that has been shown to be capable of causing human disease.[3] MAGV is related to Cache Valley virus and Tensaw virus.[1]
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Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Ellioviricetes |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Peribunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Orthobunyavirus |
| Species: | Maguari orthobunyavirus |
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In addition to humans, MAGV has been isolated from mosquitoes, horses, cattle, sheep, birds, and rodents.[1] The mosquito species include Aedes fulvus, Aedes scapularis, Aedes serratus, Culex taeniopus, and species in the genera Anopheles, Wyeomyia, and Psorophora.[1]
MAGV's geographic range includes Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and Peru.;[1][3] it has not been isolated north of Trinidad.[4] The presence of antibodies to Maguari virus in human residents of south Florida can be attributed to either cross-reactivity with Tensaw virus, or cross-reactivity to an antigenic subtype or variant of Tensaw virus, although it is possible that another, undescribed, Bunyamwera serogroup virus may exist in south Florida.[4]
References
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "Virus Name: Maguari" in Arbovirus Catalog, https://wwwn.cdc.gov/arbocat/VirusDetails.aspx?ID=276&SID=5, accessed August 5, 2017.
- The Medical Dictionary, http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Maguari+virus, accessed August 5, 2017.
- Groseth A, Vine V, Weisend C, Guevara C, Watts D, Russell B, Tesh RB, Ebihara H. 2017. Maguari Virus Associated with Human Disease. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2017 Aug;23(8):1325–1331. doi:10.3201/eid2308.161254, PMC 5547800, PMID 28726602.
- Calisher CH, Lazuick JS, Lieb S, Monath TP, Castro KG. 1988. Human infections with Tensaw virus in south Florida: evidence that Tensaw virus subtypes stimulate the production of antibodies reactive with closely related Bunyamwera serogroup viruses. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1988 Jul;39(1):117–22. PMID 2899978.