1Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Arawali Veterinary College, Bikaner, Jaipur Road, V.P.O. Bajor, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, Arawali Veterinary College, Bikaner, Jaipur Road, V.P.O. Bajor, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
3Associate Professor, Department of Animal Genetics & Breeding, Arawali Veterinary College, Bikaner, Jaipur Road, V.P.O. Bajor, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
4Assistant Professor, Department of Livestock Products Technology, Arawali Veterinary College, Bikaner, Jaipur Road, V.P.O. Bajor, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
5Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Arawali Veterinary College, Bikaner, Jaipur Road, V.P.O. Bajor, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
6Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Arawali Veterinary College, Bikaner, Jaipur Road, V.P.O. Bajor, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
7Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Histology, Arawali Veterinary College, Bikaner, Jaipur Road, V.P.O. Bajor, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
Online published on 15 October, 2016.
The Bhanja virus was first discovered in a tick (Haemaphysalis intermedia) and is a tick-borne Phlebov irus recovered from a paralyzed goat in Bhanjanagar, India in 1954.[1] Bhanja virus in humans was first documented in 1974 when Charles Calisher who was himself contracted while working with the virus.[2] His symptoms included mild aching in muscles and joints, moderate headache and photophobia. The Bhanja virus is a member of the family Bunyaviridae and Bhanja virus serocomplex.[1]
Bhanja virus, Public health, Tick
