Acatinga virus explained

The Acatinga virus (ACTV) is a serotype of Changuinola virus.^[1] ACTV was first isolated from phlebotomine sandflies in the Amazon region of Brazil. This virus have not reported to cause disease in humans.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Martins LC, Diniz JA, Silva EV, Barros VL, Monteiro HA, Azevedo RS, Quaresma JA, Vasconcelos PF . February 2007 . Characterization of Minaçu virus (Reoviridae: Orbivirus) and pathological changes in experimentally infected newborn mice . International Journal of Experimental Pathology . 88 . 1 . 63–73 . 10.1111/j.1365-2613.2006.00516.x . 2517288 . 17244340.
2. Book: Mahy . Brian W. J. . Meurant . Gerard . A Dictionary of Virology . Elsevier . August 22, 2001 . 978-0-12-465327-6 . 2 . registration . Acatinga virus. . 29 December 2018 . en . PDF . 173283828 . 3.