Semliki Forest virus
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![Cryo-electron microscopy reconstruction of Semliki Forest virus at 9Å resolution (EMDB entry EMD-1015[1])](/Images/godic/202502/10/Emd-10175012.jpg")
The Semliki Forest virus was first isolated from mosquitoes in the Semliki Forest, Uganda by the Uganda Virus Research Institute in 1942 and described by Smithburn & Haddow. It is known to cause disease in animals including humans. It is an Alphavirus found in central, eastern, and southern Africa.