title: ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Flaviviridae.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3SY, UK.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simmonds
authors.affiliation: Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover D-30559, Germany.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Becher
authors.affiliation: Copenhagen Hepatitis C Program (CO-HEP), Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bukh
authors.affiliation: Unité des Virus Emergents, Faculté de Médecine Timone, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: Ernest A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.affiliation: Institut für Immunologie, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Südufer 10, Greifswald-Riems D-17493, Germany.
authors.forename: Gregor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.affiliation: BioProtection Systems/NewLink Genetics Corporation, 94 Jackson Road, Suite 108, Devens, MA 01434, USA.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Monath
authors.affiliation: Abbott Laboratories, 100 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, IL 60064-6015, USA.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muerhoff
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pletnev
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030-3411, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rico-Hesse
authors.affiliation: Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK.
authors.forename: Donald B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.|Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
authors.forename: Jack T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Stapleton
authors.lastname: Ictv Report Consortium
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001179:Arthropod Vectors / Q000821:virology; D018067:Flaviviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018178:Flaviviridae Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans