Hantaviridae

Hantaviridae
	Transmission electron micrograph of Sin Nombre virus
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Riboviria
Kingdom:	Orthornavirae
Phylum:	Negarnaviricota
Class:	Bunyaviricetes
Order:	Elliovirales
Family:	Hantaviridae
Subfamilies and genera
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Last updated March 18, 2025

Hantaviridae is a family of viruses in the order Bunyavirales .^[1] It is named for the Hantan River area in South Korea where an early outbreak of one of its species was observed.^[2]

Taxonomy

The family contains the following subfamilies and genera (-virinae denotes subfamily and -virus denotes genus):^[3]

Actantavirinae
- Actinovirus
- Percilovirus
Agantavirinae
- Agnathovirus
Mammantavirinae
- Loanvirus
- Mobatvirus
- Orthohantavirus
- Thottimvirus
Repantavirinae
- Reptillovirus

References

↑ "History of the taxon: Family: Hantaviridae (2024 Release, MSL #40)". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
↑ "ICTV 9th Report (2011) Bunyaviridae". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019. Hanta: from Hantaan, river in South Korea near where type virus was isolated.
↑ "Virus Taxonomy: 2024 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

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[1] "History of the taxon: Family: Hantaviridae (2024 Release, MSL #40)". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

[ICTV9-2] "ICTV 9th Report (2011) Bunyaviridae". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019. Hanta: from Hantaan, river in South Korea near where type virus was isolated.

[3] "Virus Taxonomy: 2024 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

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