History and classification of Aigai virus (formerly Crimean- Congo haemorrhagic fever virus genotype VI)

Anna Papa, Marco Marklewitz, Sofia Paraskevopoulou, Aura R. Garrison, Sergey V. Alkhovsky, Tatjana Avsic-Zupanc, Dennis A. Bente, Eric Bergeron, Felicity Burt, Nicholas Di Paola, Koray Ergunay, Roger Hewson, Ali Mirazimi, Amadou Alpha Sall, Jessica R. Spengler, Thomas S. Postler, Gustavo Palacios, Jens H. Kuhn

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Abstract

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is the medically most important member of the rapidly expanding bunyaviral family Nairoviridae. Traditionally, CCHFV isolates have been assigned to six distinct genotypes. Here, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group outlines the reasons for the recent decision to re-classify genogroup VI (aka Europe-2 or AP-92- like) as a distinct virus, Aigai virus (AIGV).

Original languageEnglish
Article number001734
JournalJournal of General Virology
Volume103
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • AIGV
  • Aigai virus
  • Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
  • Nairoviridae
  • orthonairovirus

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