title: Essaouira and Kala iris: two new orbiviruses of the Kemerovo serogroup, Chenuda complex, isolated from Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) maritimus ticks in Morocco.
abstract: Essaouira and Kala Iris viruses were isolated from Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) maritimus ticks parasitizing yellow-legged gulls (Larus cachinnans) on the coast of Morocco in 1979 and 1981, respectively. Serological evidence indicates that these two viruses are new members of the Chenuda complex within the Kemerovo serogroup of the genus Orbivirus. Ecological, pathological, morphological, and physicochemical properties are compatible with these findings. The infectivity of these viruses for man and animals, including seabirds, remains unknown.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Virologie, Faculté de Médecine, Brest, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chastel
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Main
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bailly-Choumara
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Le Goff
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Le Lay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009018:Morocco; D018163:Orbivirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012088:Reoviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D012703:Serotyping; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral