Semliki Forest virus

Semliki Forest virus
Sem·li·ki Forest virus 'sem-lē-kē-'fȯr-əst- n a togavirus of the genus Alphavirus that was isolated from mosquitoes in a Ugandan forest and is capable of infecting humans and laboratory animals

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a species of togavirus of the genus Alphavirus, originally isolated from Aedes mosquitoes in Uganda and later found in many parts of Africa; infection is usually mild or asymptomatic.

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