ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Asfarviridae

The family Asfarviridae includes the single species African swine fever virus , isolates of which have linear dsDNA genomes of 170–194 kbp. Virions have an internal core, an internal lipid membrane, an icosahedral capsid and an outer lipid envelope. Infection of domestic pigs and wild boar results i...

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Published inJournal of general virology Vol. 99; no. 5; pp. 613 - 614
Main Authors Alonso, Covadonga, Borca, Manuel, Dixon, Linda, Revilla, Yolanda, Rodriguez, Fernando, Escribano, Jose M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.05.2018
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African swine fever virus
ICTV Report
Asfarviridae
Taxonomy
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ISSN0022-1317
1465-2099
1465-2099
DOI10.1099/jgv.0.001049

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Summary:The family Asfarviridae includes the single species African swine fever virus , isolates of which have linear dsDNA genomes of 170–194 kbp. Virions have an internal core, an internal lipid membrane, an icosahedral capsid and an outer lipid envelope. Infection of domestic pigs and wild boar results in an acute haemorrhagic fever with transmission by contact or ingestion, or by ticks of the genus Ornithodoros . Indigenous pigs act as reservoirs in Africa, where infection is endemic, and from where introductions occur periodically to Europe. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the taxonomy of the Asfarviridae , which is available at www.ictv.global/report/asfarviridae .
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ISSN:0022-1317
1465-2099
1465-2099
DOI:10.1099/jgv.0.001049