ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Togaviridae
Chen, Rubing and Mukhopadhyay, Suchetana and Merits, Andres and Bolling, Bethany and Nasar, Farooq and Coffey, Lark L. and Powers, Ann and Weaver, Scott C. and ICTV Report Consortium,, 99, 761-762 (2018),
doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001072,
publicationName = Microbiology Society,
issn = 0022-1317,
abstract= 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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