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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Ellioviricetes |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Arenaviridae |
| Genus: | Mammarenavirus |
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Flexal mammarenavirus
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Flexal mammarenavirus (also known as the Flexal virus or FLEV, and previously known by the laboratory code BeAn 293022) is a mammarenavirus: an arenavirus with a mammalian host. It was first found in semiaquatic rodents of the genus Oryzomys in tropical forest in the Pará area of Brazil.
It is a member of Clade A of the Tacaribe (or "New World") serocomplex of the family Arenaviridae. Laboratory workers infected by Flexal virus have exhibited febrile illness.Flexal virus is listed as a UN 2814 Category A infectious substance.
External links
- Flexal virus strain BeAn 293022 glycoprotein precursor and nucleocapsid protein genes, complete cds
- ArboCat Virus: Flexal (FLEV)