Candiru virus
| Candiru virus | |
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Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Bunyaviricetes |
| Order: | Hareavirales |
| Family: | Phenuiviridae |
| Genus: | Phlebovirus |
| Species: | Phlebovirus candiruense |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Candiru virus (CDUV) is a species of virus in the genus Phlebovirus.[2] It has symptoms similar to Malaria, Dengue fever and other tropical diseases. Like other Phleboviruses it is believed to be spread through mosquitos, ticks and phlebotomine sandflies.[3]
There are three strains under the Candiru species: the Candiru virus, the Morumbi virus and the Serra Norte virus. They are all self limiting fevers which were first discovered in Brazil.[4]
Related strains
CDUV forms a serocomplex of related viruses with other phlebovirus strains (not italicized) and species (italicized), including:[5]
- Alenquer virus
- Ariquemes virus
- Echarate virus
- Itaituba virus
- Jacunda virus
- Maldonado virus
- Morumbi virus
- Mucura virus
- Nique virus
- Oriximina virus
- Serra Norte virus
- Turuna virus
The serocomplex, CDUV, Alenquer, Echarate, Maldonado, Morumbi, and Serra Norte were isolated from people experiencing febrile illness, whereas the others were isolated from mosquitoes and sandflies.[5]
Symptoms
Like most Phlebovirus strains, the majority of cases are thought to be asymptomatic; however common symptoms for Candiru virus (and many other Phlebovirus diseases) include: fever; malaise; anorexia (symptom); abdominal symptoms; photophobia; myalgia; coryza; arthralgia; prostration and rashes.[4][6]
References
- ↑ "History of the taxon: Species: Phlebovirus candiruense (2024 Release, MSL #40)". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ↑ "ICTV Taxonomy history: Candiru phlebovirus". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). ICTV. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ Multiple authors (September 2023). "Novel Echarate Virus Variant Isolated from Patient with Febrile Illness, Chanchamayo, Peru". wwwnc.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
- 1 2 Lambert, Amy J.; Hughes, Holly R. (2021-07-30). "Clinically Important Phleboviruses and Their Detection in Human Samples". Viruses. 13 (8): 1500. doi:10.3390/v13081500. ISSN 1999-4915. PMC 8402687. PMID 34452365.
- 1 2 Palacios G, Tesh R, Travassos da Rosa A, Savji N, Sze W, Jain K, Serge R, Guzman H, Guevara C, Nunes MR, Nunes-Neto JP, Kochel T, Hutchison S, Vasconcelos PF, Lipkin WI (April 2011). "Characterization of the Candiru antigenic complex (Bunyaviridae: Phlebovirus), a highly diverse and reassorting group of viruses affecting humans in tropical America". J Virol. 85 (8): 3811–3820. doi:10.1128/JVI.02275-10. PMC 3126144. PMID 21289119.
- ↑ "ArboCat Virus: Candiru (CRUV)". wwwn.cdc.gov. Archived from the original on 2026-01-08. Retrieved 2026-06-26.