Preferred Label : Bwamba virus;
LOINC status : ACTIVE;
Définition CISMeF : Bwamba orthobunyavirus (BWAV) belongs to the genus Orthobunyavirus and the order Bunyavirales
RNA viruses. BWAV is present in large parts of Africa, endemic in Mozambique, Tanzania
and Uganda. It is transmitted to humans through mosquito bites and results in a brief
benign generalised infection with headache, skin rash, diarrhea and joint pain and
lasts 4–5 days. The animal reservoir of the virus includes birds, monkeys and donkeys
(source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bwamba_orthobunyavirus).;
Origin ID : LP421096-1;
UMLS CUI : C0318888;
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Bwamba orthobunyavirus (BWAV) belongs to the genus Orthobunyavirus and the order Bunyavirales
RNA viruses. BWAV is present in large parts of Africa, endemic in Mozambique, Tanzania
and Uganda. It is transmitted to humans through mosquito bites and results in a brief
benign generalised infection with headache, skin rash, diarrhea and joint pain and
lasts 4–5 days. The animal reservoir of the virus includes birds, monkeys and donkeys
(source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bwamba_orthobunyavirus).
