Shuni Virus in Cases of Neurologic Disease in Humans, South Africa [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 We describe Shuni virus (SHUV) detection in human neurologic disease cases in South Africa. SHUV RNA was identified in 5% of cerebrospinal fluid specimens collected during the arbovirus season from public sector hospitals. This finding suggests that SHUV
Thopisang P. Motlou, Marietjie Venter
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Epidemiology of Shuni Virus in Horses in South Africa [PDF]
Viruses, 2021 The Orthobunyavirus genus, family Peribunyaviridae, contains several important emerging and re-emerging arboviruses of veterinary and medical importance.
Thopisang P. Motlou +2 more
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Reverse Genetics System for Shuni Virus, an Emerging Orthobunyavirus with Zoonotic Potential [PDF]
Viruses, 2020 The genus Orthobunyavirus (family Peribunyaviridae, order Bunyavirales) comprises over 170 named mosquito- and midge-borne viruses, several of which cause severe disease in animals or humans. Their three-segmented genomes enable reassortment with related
Judith Oymans +7 more
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Identification of Novel Reassortant Shuni Virus Strain in Clinical Cases of Israeli Ruminants, 2020–2021 [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022 The Shuni virus (SHUV) causes an endemic viral infection in Israel and South Africa. It belongs to the Simbu serogroup within the order Bunyavirales, family Peribunyaviridae, genus Orthobunyavirus.
Natalia Golender +3 more
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Shuni Virus in Wildlife and Nonequine Domestic Animals, South Africa [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 We screened nonequine animals with unexplained neurologic signs or death in South Africa during 2010–2018 for Shuni virus (SHUV). SHUV was detected in 3.3% of wildlife, 1.1% of domestic, and 2.0% of avian species.
Jumari Steyn +13 more
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Potential Mosquito Vectors for Shuni Virus, South Africa, 2014-2018. [PDF]
Emerg Infect Dis, 2021 Shuni virus is associated with neurologic and febrile illness in animals and humans. To determine potential vectors, we collected mosquitoes in South Africa and detected the virus in species of the genera Mansonia, Culex, Aedes, and Anopheles.
Guarido MM +10 more
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Identification and Molecular Characterization of Shamonda Virus in an Aborted Goat Fetus in South Africa [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Viruses in the Orthobunyavirus genus, Peribunyaviridae family, are associated with encephalitis, birth defects and fatalities in animals, and some are zoonotic.
Miné van der Walt +8 more
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Shuni Virus Replicates at the Maternal-Fetal Interface of the Ovine and Human Placenta [PDF]
Pathogens, 2020 Shuni virus (SHUV) is a neglected teratogenic and neurotropic orthobunyavirus that was discovered in the 1960s in Nigeria and was subsequently detected in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Israel.
Judith Oymans +4 more
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Differentiation of Antibodies against Selected Simbu Serogroup Viruses by a Glycoprotein Gc-Based Triplex ELISA [PDF]
Veterinary Sciences, 2021 The Simbu serogroup of orthobunyaviruses includes several pathogens of veterinary importance, among them Schmallenberg virus (SBV), Akabane virus (AKAV) and Shuni virus (SHUV). They infect predominantly ruminants and induce severe congenital malformation.
Kerstin Wernike +4 more
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Identification and Genetic Characterization of Viral Pathogens in Ruminant Gestation Abnormalities, Israel, 2015–2019 [PDF]
Viruses, 2021 Infectious agents including viruses are important abortifacients and can cause fetal abnormalities in livestock animals. Here, samples that had been collected in Israel from aborted or malformed ruminant fetuses between 2015 and 2019 were investigated ...
Natalia Golender +8 more
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