ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Hepeviridae 2022

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 Pasla-hepevirus) 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.

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Hepeviridae family includes enterically transmitted viruses infecting mammals, birds, and fish, with Hepatitis E virus causing acute hepatitis in humans and Avian hepatitis E virus inducing hepatitis-splenomegaly syndrome in chickens.