Epidemiology and Infectious DiseasesEpidemiology and Infectious Diseases1560-95292411-3026Eco-Vector4062510.17816/EID40625Research ArticleTaxonomic status of Bhanja and Kismayo viruses (family Bunyaviridae)KlimentovA. Saklimentov@mail.ruGmylA. Papgmyl@mail.ruButenkoA. Marboelisa@mail.ruGmylL. Vlvgmyl@mail.ruIsaevaO. V-LarichevV. Fvlaritchev@mail.ruKhutoretskayaN. Varboelisa@mail.ruKarganovaG. Gkarganova@bk.ru150820121744823072020Copyright © 2012, Eco-vector2012The nucleotide sequence of M= (1398 nucleotides and L= (6186 nucleotides) segments of the genome of Bhanja virus and L-segment (1297 nucleotides) of Kismayo virus has been partially determined. Phylogenetic analysis of deduced amino acid sequences showed that these viruses are novel members of the Flebovirus (Phlebovirus) genus in the family BunyaviridaeKISVBhanja virusvirus BHAVvirus KismayoKISVFlebovirusBunyaviridaeвирус Бханджавирус Кисмайовирус BHAVфлебовирусбуньявирус[Азарян А.Р., Гришанова А.П., Бутенко А.М. и др. Серологическая диагностика арбовирусных инфекций в Астраханской области // Материалы расширенного пленума Проблемной комиссии "Арбовирусы" и Научно-практической конф. "Арбовирусы и арбовирусные инфекции", Астрахань, 17—20 окт. 2006 г. — М., 2007. — С. 115—119.][Бутенко А.М., Громашевский В.Л., Львов Д.К. и др. Вирус Кисмайо — представитель антигенной группы Бханджа // Вопр. вирусол. — 1979. — Т. 24, № 6. — С. 661—665.][Boiro I., Lomonossov L.N. Malenko G.V. et al. Forécariah virus, a new representative of the Bhanja antigenic group, isolated in the Republic of Guinea. // Bull. Soc. Pathol. Exot. Filiales. — 1986. — Vol. 79, N 2. — P. 183—186.][Calisher C.H., Goodpasture H.C. Human Infection with Bhanja Virus // Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. — 1975. — Vol. 24, N 6. — P. 1040—1042.][Digoutte J.P., Heme G. // Institut Pasteur. International Catalogue of arboviruses. Supplement. Dakar. Senegal. — 1985. — P. 111.][Djikeng A., Halpin R., Kuzmickas R. et al. Viral genome sequencing by random priming methods // BMC Genom. — 2008. — Vol. 9, N 5.][Hubalek Z. Geographic distribushion of Bhanja virus // Folia Parasitol. (Praha). — 1987. — Vol. 34, N 1. — P. 77—86.][Hubalek Z. Biogeography of Tick-Borne Bhanja virus (Bunyaviridae) in Europe // Interdiscip. Perspect. Infect. Dis. — 2009. — Vol. 2009, doi:10.1155/2009/372691.][Kimar S., Tamura K., Nei M. MEGA: Molecular evolutionary genetics analysis software for microcomputers // Comput. Applicat. Biosci. — 1994. — Vol. 10, N 2. — P. 189—191.][Marklewitz1 M., Handrick S., Grasse W. et al. Gouléako virus isolaied from West African mosquitoes constitutes a proposed novel genus in the family Bunyaviridae // J. Virol. — 2011. — Vol. 85, N 17. — P. 9227—9234.][Murphy F.A., Harrison A.K., Whifield S.G. Bunyaviridae: morphologic and morphogenetic similarities of Bunyamwera serologic supergroup viruses and several other arthropod-borne viruses // Intervirology. — 1973. — Vol. 1. — P. 297—316.][Punda V., Beus I., Calisher C.H. et al. Laboratory infections with Bhanja virus // Zbl. Bakteriol. — 1980. — Suppl. 9: Arboviruses in the Mediterrnean Countries. — P. 273—275.][Shah K.V., Work T.H. Bhanja virus is a new arbovirus from ticks Haemaphysalis intermedia // Indian J. Med. Res. — 1969. — Vol. 57, N 5. — P. 793—798.][Vesenjak-Hirjan J., Calisher C.H., Beus I. et ai. First natural clinical human Bhanja virus infection // Zbl. Bakteriol. — 1980. — Suppl. 9: Arboviruses in the Mediterrnean Countries. — P. 297—301.]