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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Elliott RM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4031632 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Current opinion in virology 20140228
The Bunyavidae family is the largest grouping of RNA viruses and arguably the most diverse. Bunyaviruses have a truly global distribution and can infect vertebrates, invertebrates and plants. The majority of bunyaviruses are vectored by arthropods and thus have the remarkable capability to replicate in hosts of disparate phylogeny. The family has provided many examples of emerging viruses including Sin Nombre and related viruses responsible for hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in the Americas ...[more]