Fort_Morgan_virus

<i>Fort Morgan virus</i>

Fort Morgan virus

Species of virus

Fort Morgan virus is an RNA virus in the genus Alphavirus. It is an Alphavirus isolated from nesting Cliff Swallows, House Sparrows and from cimicid bugs in eastern Colorado for which the name Fort Morgan virus was proposed.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Calisher, Charles H.; Monath, Thomas P.; Chandler, Francis W.; Kemp, Graham E.; Francy, D. Bruce; Trent, Dennis W.; Lazuick, John S.; Muth, David J. (1980). "Characterization of Fort Morgan Virus, an Alphavirus of the Western Equine Encephalitis Virus Complex in an Unusual Ecosystem". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 29 (6): 1428–1440. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1980.29.1428. PMID 7446830.
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