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Abstract
A virus of the Uukuniemi serogroup was isolated from various organs of a moribund kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) and from ticks (Ixodes uriae) that were feeding on the bird. The kittiwake was found on Marsden beach, north-east England. This is the first virus in the family Bunyaviridae to have been isolated in England and only the second English arthropod-borne virus after louping ill virus, family Togaviridae (Smith & Varma, 1981). The possibility of infection of humans by uukuviruses is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6501877 PMCID: PMC2129428 DOI: 10.1017/s0022172400064846
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hyg (Lond) ISSN: 0022-1724