Taxon Details

Taxon name: Peribunyaviridae

from the Ancient Greek περί (perí), meaning "around", and Bunyamwera virus, a member of the family named after Bunyamwera village (Uganda) where the virus was first isolated; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

ICTV Report: Peribunyaviridae Created in Proposal: Ratification_1975.pdf Reference: PMID: 6165702

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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