ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Hepeviridae 2022

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Abstract

The family Hepeviridae includes enterically transmitted small quasi-enveloped or non-enveloped positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses infecting mammals and birds (subfamily Orthohepevirinae) or fish (Parahepevirinae). Hepatitis E virus (genus Paslahepevirus) is responsible for self-limiting acute hepatitis in humans; the infection may become chronic in immunocompromised individuals and extrahepatic manifestations have been described. Avian hepatitis E virus (genus Avihepevirus) causes hepatitis–splenomegaly syndrome in chickens. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the family Hepeviridae, which is available at www.ictv.global/report/hepeviridae.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number001778
JournalJournal of General Virology
Volume103
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Hepeviridae
  • ICTV report
  • hepatitis E virus
  • taxonomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Virology

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