| phylogenetic relationships among orthobunyaviruses isolated from mosquitoes captured in peru. | the orthobunyavirus genus of the family bunyaviridae is comprised of over 220 extremely diverse viral species. members of this genus are often associated with acute febrile illness in animals and humans. as part of a longterm study of the ecology of arboviruses in the amazon basin of peru, we have isolated over 60 orthobunyaviruses from mosquitoes. the identification of many of these isolates by fluorescent antibody assay has been confounded by the lack of specificity of many available reagents. ... | 2008 | 18759638 |