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Revision as of 14:39, 13 May 2009
Classification
GROUP: GROUP IV SINGLE STRANDED POSITIVE SENSE RNA
FAMILY: Togaviridae
GENUS: Alphavirus
SPECIES: Chikungunya virus
ORDER: not assigned
VIRUS ACCESSION NUMBER: 73001507
ICTVdB VIRUS CODE: 00.073.0.01.007.00.000.002.
ICTV approved acronym: CHIKV
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