Qalyub virus
Translingual
Proper noun
Qalyub virus
- A taxonomic species within the family Nairoviridae – now Qalyub orthonairovirus, a tick-transmitted, group V ((-)ssRNA)) virus, not known to cause disease in humans.
Hypernyms
- (species): Bunyavirales - order; Nairoviridae - family; Orthonairovirus - genus
Hyponyms
- (species): Bakel virus (BAKV), Bandia virus (BDAV), Omo virus (OMOV), Qalyub virus (QYBV) - strains
References
Qalyub virus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Qalyub virus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Nairoviridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Qalyub virus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Qalyub virus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Qalyub virus at the Catalogue of Life
- Qalyub virus taxonomy history at ICTV
English
Etymology
Named after the Egyptian town where it was discovered.
Noun
Qalyub virus (uncountable)
- A nairovirus discovered in Egypt, primarily transmitted by the tick Ornithodoros erraticus.