| Tete virus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Bunyaviricetes |
| Order: | Elliovirales |
| Family: | Peribunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Orthobunyavirus |
| Species: | Orthobunyavirus teteense |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tete virus is abunyavirus found originally inTete Province, Mozambique. It is a disease of animals and humans. Two forms, Bahig and Matruh viruses, were isolated from birdticks includingHyalomma marginatum, but elsewheremosquitoes andbiting midges have been implicated as vectors.[2][3][4]
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