Brazilian viruses in the family bunyaviridae

Authors

  • Luiz Tadeu M. Figueiredo Docente do Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP/USP).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.v32i2p154-158

Keywords:

Bunyaviridae.

Abstract

The Brazilian Bunyaviridae are RNA viruses belonging to the Bunyavirus, Hantavirus, and Phlebovirus genera isolated mainly in the Amazon region. These viruses are transmitted by mosquitoes and phlebotomus, with the exception of those in the Hantavirus genus which are transmitted by inhalation of aerosos of rodent excreta. Most of the Brazilian Bunyaviridae were isolated in the Amazon region. The structure, composition, and replication mechanism of the Bunyaviridae are described, as well as the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of the diseases caused by the following viruses: Oropouche, Apeú, Caraparu, Marituba, Guaroa, Tacaiuma, Guamá, Maguari, Candiru, and Hantavirus.

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Author Biography

  • Luiz Tadeu M. Figueiredo, Docente do Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP/USP).

    Docente do Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo.

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Published

1998-06-30

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (1999)

Section

Simpósio: Virologia Médica II

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Figueiredo LTM. Brazilian viruses in the family bunyaviridae. Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) [Internet]. 1998 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Jun. 26];32(2):154-8. Available from: https://journals.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/12690