Johnston Atoll virus

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

Johnston Atoll virus

Quaranjavirus johnstonense is the type virus of the Quaranjavirus genus in the virus family Orthomyxoviridae. The virus 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 Johnson Atoll, and New Zealand. [4]

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References

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  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.