Chikungunya Virus

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Chikungunya Virus.

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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