(băn′ă, bahn′nah″)
[Pronunciation]
[Fm. Xishuang Banna (Yunnan province, China)]
Abbreviation: BAV.
The type species of the genus Seadornavirus (family Reoviridae), isolated in Asia.
It is transmitted to humans by tick bite and is implicated in some cases of encephalitis.
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