ICTV | The Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses

Authors: Hepeviridae

Michael A. Purdy
Division of Viral Hepatitis
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MS-A33
1600 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
USA
E-mail: michaelpurdy8372@gmail.com

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Positive-sense RNA Viruses

Subfamily: Orthohepevirinae

Genus: Paslahepevirus

Distinguishing features

Members of the genus Paslahepevirus are phylogenetically distinct from other viruses in the subfamily, and have a different host range, being found in humans, as well as in a wide range of domestic and wild mammals (pig, wild boar, cow, deer, rabbit, camel).

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Positive-sense RNA Viruses

Genus: Piscihepevirus

Subfamily: Parahepevirinae

Genus: Piscihepevirus

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Positive-sense RNA Viruses

References: Hepeviridae

Ahmad, I., R. P. Holla and S. Jameel (2011). Molecular virology of hepatitis E virus. Virus Research 161: 47-58. [PubMed]

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Positive-sense RNA Viruses

Family: Hepeviridae

Michael A. Purdy, Jan Felix Drexler, Xiang-Jin Meng, Heléne Norder, Hiroaki Okamoto, Wim H. M. Van der Poel, Gábor Reuter, William M. de Souza, Rainer G. Ulrich and Donald B. Smith

The citation for this ICTV Report chapter is the summary published as Purdy et al., (2022):
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Hepeviridae 2022, Journal of General Virology, (2022) 103:001778.