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Sindbis virus
Epidemiology:
- most common in South & East Africa, Egypt, Israel, Philippines & parts of Australia
- spread mainly by mosquito bites (Culex)
- 1st isolated in 1952 in Cairo, Egypt.
Clinical manifestations:
- fever, arthralgia, rash, malaise
Laboratory:
- Sindbis virus serology
General
alphavirus
Properties
KINGDOM: virus
GENOME-TYPE: RNA
SINGLE-STRANDED
POSITIVE-STRAND
GENOME-SIZE: 12 kB
ENVELOPE: PRESENT
CAPSID-SYMMETRY: ICOSAHEDRAL
References
- Wikipedia: Sindbis virus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindbis_virus