Bunyamwera virus

Translingual

Etymology

Named after the town in Western Uganda where the type species was isolated.

Proper noun

Bunyamwera virus

A taxonomic species within the family Peribunyaviridae – a single-stranded envelope RNA virus that causes Bunyamwera fever.

Hypernyms

(species): Bunyavirales - order; Peribunyaviridae - family; Orthobunyavirus - genus

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