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.
Entry Term(s)
Babanki virus
Kyzylagach virus
Ockelbo Virus
Registry Number
txid11034
Related Numbers
txid31699
txid48540
txid48542
Previous Indexing
Arboviruses (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note
1973; for OCKLEBO VIRUS see ALPHAVIRUS 1994-2001
History Note
1973 (1971); for OCKELBO VIRUS use ALPHAVIRUS 1994-2001
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.
