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togavirus
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togavirus

Any of three genera of arboviruses: Alphavirus, Rubivirus (which causes rubella), and Pestivirus (which infects only animals). Some Alphavirus species produce a severe equine encephalitis that has a mortality rate of up to 90% in horses and 10% in humans.



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Chikungunya, a mosquitoborne disease first described in Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika) in eastern Africa in 1952, is caused by chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an alphavirus belonging to the Togaviridae family.
The pathogenic viruses, Herpetoviridae, Orthomyxobiride, Reopiritae and Togaviridae have been tested with the biocidal formula.
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV, family Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus) was first isolated during an epidemic in Tanzania in 1952 and 1953 (1).
 
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