Jamestown Canyon virus

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

After Jamestown, Colorado, where the virus was first isolated in 1961 from Culiseta mosquitoes.

Noun[edit]

Jamestown Canyon virus (plural Jamestown Canyon viruses)

  1. A North American orthobunyavirus, an arbovirus, that mostly in adults can cause fever, meningitis or meningoencephalitis.
    Synonyms: JVC, JC virus