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ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Flaviviridae

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2017

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Peter Simmonds, Paul Becher, Jens Bukh, Ernest A. Gould, Gregor Meyers, T P Monath, Scott Muerhoff, Alexander G. Pletnev, Rebecca Rico-Hesse, Donald B. Smith,
Journal of General Virology

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The Flaviviridae is a family of small enveloped viruses with RNA genomes of 9000–13 000 bases. Most infect mammals and birds. Many flaviviruses are host-specific and pathogenic, such as hepatitis C virus in the genus Hepacivirus . The majority of known members in the genus Flavivirus are arthropod borne, and many are important human and veterinary pathogens (e.g. yellow fever virus, dengue virus). This is a summary of the current International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) report on the taxonomy of the Flaviviridae , which is available at www.ictv.global/report/flaviviridae .