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ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Togaviridae

2018; Microbiology Society; Volume: 99; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1099/jgv.0.001072

1465-2099

Rubing Chen, Suchetana Mukhopadhyay, Andres Merits, Bethany G. Bolling, Farooq Nasar, Lark L. Coffey, Ann M. Powers, Scott C. Weaver,

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

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.