Qalyub virus

Translingual

Proper noun

Qalyub virus

1. A taxonomic species within the family Nairoviridae – now Qalyub orthonairovirus, a tick-transmitted, group V ((-)ssRNA)) virus, not known to cause disease in humans.

Hypernyms

• (species): Bunyavirales - order; Nairoviridae - family; Orthonairovirus - genus

Hyponyms

• (species): Bakel virus (BAKV), Bandia virus (BDAV), Omo virus (OMOV), Qalyub virus (QYBV) - strains

References

• Qalyub virus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Qalyub virus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Nairoviridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Qalyub virus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Qalyub virus at the Catalogue of Life 
• Qalyub virus taxonomy history at ICTV

English

Etymology

Named after the Egyptian town where it was discovered.

Noun

Qalyub virus (uncountable)

1. A nairovirus discovered in Egypt, primarily transmitted by the tick Ornithodoros erraticus.