Johnston Atoll virus

Johnston Atoll virus
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Riboviria
Kingdom:	Orthornavirae
Phylum:	Negarnaviricota
Class:	Insthoviricetes
Order:	Articulavirales
Family:	Orthomyxoviridae
Genus:	Quaranjavirus
Species:	Quaranjavirus johnstonense
Synonyms [1]
Johnston Atoll virus

Johnston Atoll virus (Quaranjavirus johnstonense) is a species of virus in the Quaranjavirus genus in the virus family Orthomyxoviridae . It was first isolated in 1964 from ticks found in a Noddy Tern nest on Sand Island, Johnston Atoll. ^[2]

The discovery of the virus was notable, as the only other species in the genus at the time had been previously discovered in Africa. ^[3]

Mainly concentrated in the Pacific, the range of this virus includes Johnston Atoll and New Zealand. ^[4]

References

1. "Rename all species in the family to comply with the ICTV-mandated binomial format (Articulavirales: Orthomyxoviridae)". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). July 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
2. Presti RM, Zhao G, Beatty WL, Mihindukulasuriya KA, da Rosa AP, Popov VL, et al. (November 2009). "Quaranfil, Johnston Atoll, and Lake Chad viruses are novel members of the family Orthomyxoviridae". Journal of Virology. 83 (22): 11599–11606. doi:10.1128/JVI.00677-09. PMC   2772707 . PMID   19726499.
3. Clifford CM, Thomas LA, Hughes LE, Kohls GM, Philip CB (November 1968). "Identification and comparison of two viruses isolated from ticks of the genus Ornithodoros". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 17 (6): 881–885. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1968.17.881. PMID   4973055.
4. Austin FJ (September 1978). "Johnston Atoll virus (Quaranfil group) from Ornithodoros capensis (Ixodoidea: Argasidae) infesting a gannet colony in New Zealand". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 27 (5): 1045–1048. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1978.27.1045. PMID   717630.