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Cache Valley virus
Epidemiology:
- geographically widespread in North America
- circulates between mosquitoes & mammals
- rarely infects humans
Pathology:
- viral meningitis, viral encephalitis
- one of 2 reported cases fatal
Laboratory:
- Cache valley virus serology
- Cache valley virus RNA
General
bunyaviridae
Properties
KINGDOM: virus
GENOME-TYPE: RNA
SINGLE-STRANDED
NEGATIVE-STRAND
CIRCULAR
GENOME-SIZE: 13-21 kB
ENVELOPE: PRESENT
CAPSID-SYMMETRY: HELICAL
References
- Campbel GL et al
Second Human Case of Cache Valley Virus Disease.
Emerg Infect Dis. May 2006; 12(5): 854-856.
PMID: 16704854
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3374447/