Kasokero orthonairovirus is a species of virus in the genus Orthonairovirus.[1] Its only known host is the fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus.[2][3] The virus takes its name from the Kasokero Cave in Uganda, where it was first collected.[4]
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Ellioviricetes |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Nairoviridae |
| Genus: | Orthonairovirus |
| Species: | Kasokero orthonairovirus
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References edit
- ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Kasokero virus". GenomeNet. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ Kuhn, J. H.; Wiley, M. R.; Rodriguez, S. E.; Bào, Y.; Prieto, K.; Travassos Da Rosa, A. P.; Guzman, H.; Savji, N.; Ladner, J. T.; Tesh, R. B.; Wada, J.; Jahrling, P. B.; Bente, D. A.; Palacios, G. (2016). "Genomic Characterization of the Genus Nairovirus (Family Bunyaviridae)". Viruses. 8 (6): 164. doi:10.3390/v8060164. PMC 4926184. PMID 27294949.
- ^ Kalunda, M.; Mukwaya, L. G.; Mukuye, A.; Lule, M.; Sekyalo, E.; Wright, J.; Casals, J. (1986). "Kasokero virus: a new human pathogen from bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) in Uganda". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 35 (2): 387–92. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1986.35.387. PMID 3082234.