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News: Scientists have discovered a new virus in Lake Pampulha.
Facts:
- The new virus has been named Yaravirus after “Yara,” the mother of waters — an important character in the mythological stories of the Tupi-Guarani indigenous tribes
- Over 90% of the Yaravirus genome has never been documented in viral research
- The virus infects amoeba. It does not infect human cells.
Note: Lake Pampulha is an artificial lagoon in the city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.
