• Source: Catacamas virus

Catacamas virus is a single-stranded, enveloped novel RNA virus in the genus Orthohantavirus of the order Bunyavirales isolated in Oryzomys couesi near the town of Catacamas in eastern Honduras. It is a member virus of Bayou orthohantavirus.




Natural reservoir


Catacamas virus was isolated from Oryzomys couesi and none of 41 other rodents that were also trapped near the town of Catacamas. The finding represents the first time a hantavirus species has been found in Honduras.




Virology


Analysis of nucleotide and amino acid sequence data indicated that this hantaviral strain is phylogenetically most closely related to Bayou orthohantavirus which is associated with the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in the southeastern United States.




See also


Playa de Oro virus




References






External links


CDC's Hantavirus Technical Information Index page
Virus Pathogen Database and Analysis Resource (ViPR): Hantaviridae

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Catacamas virus
• Playa de Oro virus
• Marsh rice rat
• Bayou orthohantavirus
• Oryzomys
• Oryzomys couesi
• Toncontín International Airport
• Tegucigalpa