Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Nairoviridae; Proposal: 2016.030a-vM.A.v6.Bunyavirales; : ; ICTV Report: Nairoviridae; Reference:

from Orthonairovirus, a genus in the family, referring to Nairobi (Kenya) where Nairobi sheep disease virus, a member of the family, was first isolated; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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