Morumbi virus
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The Morumbi virus (MRMBV) is a strain of the Candiru virus species which is part of the genus Phlebovirus.[1][2][3][4][5] It is one of three known strains of the Candiru virus, alongside the Candiru virus and the Serra Norte virus.[1] While it is unknown what it is transmitted by, it is thought that it is transmitted by mosquitos, ticks and phlebotomine sandflies.[6]
It was first discovered in 1988 when it was isolated from a human in Tucuruí in the province of Pará in Brazil and has currently not been found outside of the country.[1][7][8] It is a self-limiting febrile illness.[1][7][8]
Symptoms
While it is not completely clear what the symptoms for the virus are, it is believed to have very similar symptoms to the Candiru virus and other Phleboviruses, meaning that most cases are asymptomatic but the symptoms include: fever; malaise; anorexia; abdominal symptoms and pains; photophobia and rashes.[1] Many Phleboviruses that are spread by sandflies are known to cause mild fevers which typically last short periods of time, normally around three days; meaning MRMBV is also believed to cause this short-lasting fever.[9] However, some Phleboviruses can cause more severe infections so Morumbi virus could also be a more severe one.[9] It is not known though as there have not been sufficient cases to find out.
Related strains
MRMBV forms a serocomplex of related viruses with other phlebovirus strains and species, including the following:[7][10]
- Alenquer virus
- Ariquemes virus
- Candiru virus
- Echarate virus
- Itaituba virus
- Jacunda virus
- Maldonado virus
- Mucura virus
- Nique virus
- Oriximina virus
- Serra Norte Virus
- Turuna virus
The serocomplex, Candiru, Alenquer, Echarate, Maldonado, Morumbi and Serra Norte were all isolated from people suffering from a febrile illness; however, the others were isolated from mosquitoes and sandflies.[7][10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 34452365 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ "Taxon Details | ICTV". ictv.global. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ "Viro3D". viro3d.cvr.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- ↑ "WRCEVA | Viruses". World Reference Center for Emerging Viruses and Arboviruses (WRCEVA). Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- ↑ CDC (2025-04-03). "Search the Arbovirus Reference Collection". Vector-Borne Diseases. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- ↑ Adhikari, Bishwo; Ampuero, Julia; Bishop-Lilly, Kimberly; Cer, Regina; Cruz, Cristopher; Guevara, Carolina; Long, Kyle; Popuche, Dina; Ríos, Jane; Silva, Maria; Troncos, Gilda; Valerio, Michel (9 September 2023). "Novel Echarate Virus Variant Isolated from Patient with Febrile Illness, Chanchamayo, Peru". wwwnc.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Palacios, Gustavo; Tesh, Robert; Travassos da Rosa, Amelia; Savji, Nazir; Sze, Wilson; Jain, Komal; Serge, Robert; Guzman, Hilda; Guevara, Carolina; Nunes, Marcio R. T.; Nunes-Neto, Joaquim P.; Kochel, Tadeusz; Hutchison, Stephen; Vasconcelos, Pedro F. C.; Lipkin, W. Ian (April 2011). "Characterization of the Candiru antigenic complex (Bunyaviridae: Phlebovirus), a highly diverse and reassorting group of viruses affecting humans in tropical America". Journal of Virology. 85 (8): 3811–3820. doi:10.1128/JVI.02275-10. ISSN 1098-5514. PMC 3126144. PMID 21289119.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sui, Liyan; Sun, Pei; Liu, Nan; Zhao, Yinghua; Zhao, Yicheng; Zheng, Jun; Liu, Quan (2025-06-01). "The public health threat of emerging phenuiviruses". One Health. 20. doi:10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101055. ISSN 2352-7714. PMC 12235739 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 40630111 Check|pmid=value (help). Unknown parameter|article-number=ignored (help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Calisher, Charles H.; Calzolari, Mattia (2021-05-15). "Taxonomy of Phleboviruses, Emphasizing Those That Are Sandfly-Borne". Viruses. 13 (5): 918. doi:10.3390/v13050918. ISSN 1999-4915. PMC 8156068 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 34063467 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ 10.0 10.1 Hobson-Peters, Jody; Warrilow, David; McLean, Breeanna J; Watterson, Daniel; Colmant, Agathe M. G.; van den Hurk, Andrew F.; Hall-Mendelin, Sonja; Hastie, Marcus L.; Gorman, Jeffrey J.; Harrison, Jessica J.; Prow, Natalie A.; Barnard, Ross T.; Allcock, Richard; Johansen, Cheryl A.; Hall, Roy A. (2016-02-01). "Discovery and characterisation of a new insect-specific bunyavirus from Culex mosquitoes captured in northern Australia". Virology. 489: 269–281. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2015.11.003. ISSN 0042-6822. PMID 26773387.
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