| Literature DB >> 25934793 |
Gustavo Palacios1, Michael R Wiley1, Amelia P A Travassos da Rosa2, Hilda Guzman2, Evelia Quiroz3,4, Nazir Savji5, Jean-Paul Carrera3,6, Ana Valeria Bussetti7, Jason T Ladner1, W Ian Lipkin7, Robert B Tesh2.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25934793 PMCID: PMC4681062 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.000170
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gen Virol ISSN: 0022-1317 Impact factor: 3.891