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JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY
Volume 99, Issue 6, Pages 761-762Publisher
MICROBIOLOGY SOC
DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001072
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Togaviridae: taxonomy; ICTV Report; chikungunya virus; eastern equine encephalitis virus; rubella virus
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- Wellcome Trust [WT108418AIA]
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The Togaviridae is a family of small, enveloped viruses with single-stranded, positive-sense RNA genomes of 10-12 kb. Within the family, the genus Alphavirus includes a large number of diverse species, while the genus Rubivirus includes the single species Rubella virus. Most alphaviruses are mosquito-borne and are pathogenic in their vertebrate hosts. Many are important human and veterinary pathogens (e.g. chikungunya virus and eastern equine encephalitis virus). Rubella virus is transmitted by respiratory routes among humans. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the taxonomy of the Togaviridae, which is available at www.ictv.global/report/togaviridae.
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