Jamestown Canyon virus
English
Etymology
After Jamestown, Colorado, where the virus was first isolated in 1961 from Culiseta mosquitoes.
Noun
Jamestown Canyon virus (plural Jamestown Canyon viruses)
- A North American orthobunyavirus, an arbovirus, that mostly in adults can cause fever, meningitis or meningoencephalitis.
- Synonyms: JVC, JC virus