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Powassan virus

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Powassan virus

Summary

Powassan virus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,059 views/month, #1,447 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Powassan virus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Powassan virus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Powassan is named after Powassan virus[5].
  • Powassan virus belongs to the parent taxon Flavivirus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Powassan virus is Powassan virus[7].
  • Powassan virus's Commons category is recorded as Powassan virus[8].
  • Powassan virus's has effect is recorded as Powassan encephalitis[9].
  • Powassan virus's ICTV virus genome composition is recorded as positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus[10].
  • Powassan virus's ICTV virus genome composition is recorded as positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus[11].
  • Powassan virus's ICTV virus genome composition is recorded as positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus[12].

Body

Classification

Powassan virus's scientific name is Powassan virus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Flavivirus[6].

Discovery and Description

Powassan is named after Powassan virus[5].

Identifiers

Powassan virus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 11083[13]. Powassan virus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 541211[14].

Why It Matters

Powassan virus ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,059 views/month, #1,447 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Brya · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Has effect → Powassan encephalitis
    Named after → —
    Parent taxon → Flavivirus
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P225]]: Powassan virus"
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