Kasokero virus
Virus in the genus Orthonairovirus
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Kasokero virus (Orthonairovirus kasokeroense) is a species of virus in the genus Orthonairovirus.[2] Its only known host is the fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus.[3][4] The virus takes its name from the Kasokero Cave in Uganda, where it was first collected.[5] It is likely pathogenic in humans.[6]
| Kasokero virus | |
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Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Bunyaviricetes |
| Order: | Hareavirales |
| Family: | Nairoviridae |
| Genus: | Orthonairovirus |
| Species: | Orthonairovirus kasokeroense |
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