The type species of ALPHAVIRUS normally transmitted to birds by CULEX mosquitoes in Egypt, South Africa, India, Malaya, the Philippines, and Australia. It may be associated with fever in humans. Serotypes (differing by less than 17% in nucleotide sequence) include Babanki, Kyzylagach, and Ockelbo viruses.

Annotation

infection: coord IM with ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)

DUI

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CUI

M0019892

Previous indexing

Arboviruses (1966-1970)

History note

1973 (1971); for OCKELBO VIRUS use ALPHAVIRUS 1994-2001

Public note

1973; for OCKLEBO VIRUS see ALPHAVIRUS 1994-2001