Orungo virus

Orungo virus (ORUV) is an arbovirus of the genus Orbivirus and the family Sedoreoviridae. There are four known subtypes of Orungo virus designated Orungo-1 (ORUV-1), Orungo-2 (ORUV-2), Orungo-3 (ORUV-3), and Orungo-4 (ORUV-4).^[1] It was first isolated by the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe, Uganda by Oyewale Tomori^[2] and colleagues. Antibodies to the virus have been found in humans, monkeys, sheep, and cattle.^[3]

Orungo virus
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Riboviria
Kingdom:	Orthornavirae
Phylum:	Duplornaviricota
Class:	Resentoviricetes
Order:	Reovirales
Family:	Sedoreoviridae
Genus:	Orbivirus
Species:	Orbivirus orungoense

A microscopic photo of a molecule of Orungo Virus