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- The Indian medical team have noted the presence of antibodies against the Cat Que virus (CQV) in two human serum samples.
- This indicates that the CQV virus may become a public health pathogen and may lead to a pandemic if it spreads.
- CQV belongs to the Simbu serogroup virus of the genus Orthobunya virus.
- It was first isolated in 2004 from mosquitoes in northern Vietnam.
- It has also been reported in China.
- CQV comes under the category of Arthropod-borne viruses.
- Arthropods are a group of invertebrate animals including insects, spiders etc.
- It is found in pigs and Culex mosquitoes.
- Birds such as the Jungle Myna may also act as a host.
- Humans can be infected through mosquito bites.
- It can cause febrile illnesses, meningitis and paediatric encephalitis in humans.
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