Kadam virus
Species of virus
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Kadam virus (or KAD, strain MP6640) is a tick-borne flavivirus belonging to the genus Orthoflavivirus.[1]
| Kadam virus | |
|---|---|
Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Kitrinoviricota |
| Class: | Flasuviricetes |
| Order: | Amarillovirales |
| Family: | Flaviviridae |
| Genus: | Orthoflavivirus |
| Subgenus: | Euflavivirus |
| Species: | Orthoflavivirus kadamense |
Located
The virus was first isolated by the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe, Uganda, after samples were taken from cattle in Karamoja in 1967.[2] The viruses were usually only found from Rhipicephalus and Amblyomma ticks around Kenya and Uganda infecting cattle and humans.[3]
