A genus of the family ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE comprising tick-borne viruses occasionally infecting humans. Dhori and Thogoto viruses were formerly thought to be members of BUNYAVIRIDAE. Thogoto virus is the type species.

Annotation

infection: coordinate IM with INFLUENZA, HUMAN (IM) in humans or ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) in animals

DUI

D018117 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0027321

Previous indexing

Arboviruses (1970-1987); Bunyaviridae (1985-1989); Orthomyxoviridae (1987-1993)

History note

2002 (1994)

Public note

2002; see THOGOTO-LIKE VIRUSES 1997-2001, see ORTHOMYXOVIRUSES TYPE D 1994-1996; for INFLUENZA D VIRUS see SENDAI VIRUS 2002-2006, see PARAMYXOVIRUS 1997-2001, use PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS I, HUMAN 1976-1996