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Fatal Encephalitis Caused by Cristoli Virus, an Emerging Orthobunyavirus, France.
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SUBMITTER: Rodriguez C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7258463 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Fatal Encephalitis Caused by Cristoli Virus, an Emerging Orthobunyavirus, France.
Emerging infectious diseases 20200601 6
We report the discovery of a new orthobunyavirus, Cristoli virus, by means of shotgun metagenomics. The virus was identified in an immunodepressed patient with fatal encephalitis. Full-length genome sequencing revealed high-level expression of a virulence factor, possibly explaining the severity of the infection. The patient's recent history suggests circulation in France. ...[more]