Jamestown Canyon virus

English

Etymology

After Jamestown, Colorado, where the virus was first isolated in 1961 from Culiseta mosquitoes.

Noun

Jamestown Canyon virus (plural Jamestown Canyon viruses)

1. A North American orthobunyavirus, an arbovirus, that mostly in adults can cause fever, meningitis or meningoencephalitis.

   Synonyms: JVC, JC virus