The Abadina virus (ABAV) is a serotype of Palyam virus in the genus Orbivirus belonging to the Palyam serogroup. It was considered a distinct species of virus until 1984.Matthews, R. E. F. (1982). Classification and nomenclature of viruses. Fourth report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Intervirology 17: 1-199 https://ictv.global/ICTV/proposals/ICTV%204th%20Report.pdf The Abadina virus was first detected in 1967 from Culicoides.
The virus is isolated from Culicoides sp.
References