Global InformationNairobi sheep disease orthonairovirus information
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Ellioviricetes |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Nairoviridae |
| Genus: | Orthonairovirus |
| Species: | Nairobi sheep disease orthonairovirus
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The Nairobi sheep disease orthonairovirus (NSDV), also known as Ganjam virus, is a species in the genus Orthonairovirus belonging to the Nairobi sheep disease serogroup.[2][3] NSDV's known hosts belong to the hard tick family Ixodidae, including Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, and Amblyomma variegatum, and afflict sheep and goats naturally.[2][3][4] The virus is in the family Nairoviridae and order Bunyavirales.
- ^ "ICTV 9th Report (2011) Bunyaviridae" (html). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Nairobi sheep disease virus". GenomeNet. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ a b NSDV is enzootic, becoming epizootic when denser populations of susceptible animals are exposed to infection."Nairobi sheep disease virus/Ganjam virus" (PDF). The Pribright Institute. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Nairobi Sheep Disease Virus" (PDF). Iowa State University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 27 January 2019.