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

Papa A., Marklewitz M., Paraskevopoulou S., Garrison A. R., Alkhovsky S., Avsic-Zupanc T., ...More

JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY, vol.103, no.4, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 103 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1099/jgv.0.001734
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Keywords: Aigai virus, AIGV, orthonairovirus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Nairoviridae, RNA SEGMENTS, TICKS, ANTIBODIES, SEROPREVALENCE, TRANSMISSION, MAINTENANCE, INFECTION, LIVESTOCK, EUROPE, STRAIN
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

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).