| molecular characterization of the african orthobunyavirus ilesha virus. | ilesha virus is an arthropod-borne virus belonging to the genus orthobunyavirus of the bunyaviridae family. ilesha virus has been isolated from humans in several african countries, mostly in relation with febrile illness and erythema, though there are reported cases of fatal meningoencephalitis and hemorrhagic fever. in the present study, we report the complete genomic sequence of all three ilesha virus segments (s, m, l) and characterize the open reading frames. the nucleoprotein encoded by seg ... | 2013 | 23988729 |