A genus of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE causing HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS, first identified during the Korean war. Infection is found primarily in rodents and humans. Transmission does not appear to involve arthropods. HANTAAN VIRUS is the type species.
Entry Term(s)
Andes Hantavirus
Andes Virus
Dobrava-Belgrade Virus
Hantavirus
Registry Number
txid1980442
Related Numbers
txid1980456
txid1980467
NLM Classification #
QW 168.5.B9
Public MeSH Note
2023; was HANTAVIRUS 1992-2022; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, EPIDEMIC 1977-1991 (see RNA VIRUSES 1978-1986, see ARBOVIRUSES 1977); was EPIDEMIC HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS see ARBOVIRUSES 1975-1976, see ARBOVIRUS 1965-1974, see ARBORVIRUSES 1963-1964
Online Note
use HANTAVIRUS to search HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, EPIDEMIC 1977-91 & EPIDEMIC HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS 1975-76; use ARBOVIRUSES 1966-74
History Note
2023(1992); use RNA VIRUSES 1978-1986; use ARBOVIRUSES 1965-1977
A genus of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE causing HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS, first identified during the Korean war. Infection is found primarily in rodents and humans. Transmission does not appear to involve arthropods. HANTAAN VIRUS is the type species.
