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Arch Virol ; 158(5): 1115-9, 2013 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23269443

ABSTRACT

The Executive Committee of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) has recently decided to modify the current definition of virus species (Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature Rule 3.21) and will soon ask the full ICTV membership (189 voting members) to ratify the proposed controversial change. In this discussion paper, 14 senior virologists, including six Life members of the ICTV, compare the present and proposed new definition and recommend that the existing definition of virus species should be retained. Since the pros and cons of the proposal posted on the ICTV website are not widely consulted, the arguments are summarized here in order to reach a wider audience.


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Classification/methods , Virology/methods , Viruses/classification , Terminology as Topic
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Arch Virol ; 155(11): 1909-19, 2010 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20953644

ABSTRACT

A proposal has been posted on the ICTV website (2011.001aG.N.v1.binomial_sp_names) to replace virus species names by non-Latinized binomial names consisting of the current italicized species name with the terminal word "virus" replaced by the italicized and non-capitalized genus name to which the species belongs. If implemented, the current italicized species name Measles virus, for instance, would become Measles morbillivirus while the current virus name measles virus and its abbreviation MeV would remain unchanged. The rationale for the proposed change is presented.


Subject(s)
Plant Viruses/classification , Terminology as Topic
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Clin Infect Dis ; 40(1): 108-12, 2005 Jan 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15614699

ABSTRACT

Widespread outbreaks of avian influenza in domestic fowl throughout eastern Asia have reawakened concern that avian influenza viruses may again cross species barriers to infect the human population and thereby initiate a new influenza pandemic. Simultaneous infection of humans (or swine) by avian influenza viruses in the presence of human influenza viruses could theoretically generate novel influenza viruses with pandemic potential as a result of reassortment of genome subunits between avian and mammalian influenza viruses. These hybrid viruses would have the potential to express surface antigens from avian viruses to which the human population has no preexisting immunity. This article reviews current knowledge of the routes of transmission of avian influenza A viruses to humans, places the risk of appearance of a new pandemic influenza virus in perspective, and describes the recently observed epidemiology and clinical syndromes of avian influenza in humans.


Subject(s)
Disease Outbreaks , Influenza A virus , Influenza in Birds/transmission , Influenza, Human/epidemiology , Animals , Birds , Delivery of Health Care , Humans , Influenza A virus/genetics , Influenza A virus/immunology , Influenza A virus/pathogenicity , Influenza, Human/physiopathology , Influenza, Human/virology , Reassortant Viruses/genetics , Reassortant Viruses/pathogenicity
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