Simian hemorrhagic fever virus

Simian hemorrhagic fever virus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Pisoniviricetes
Order: Nidovirales
Family: Arteriviridae
Genus: Deltaarterivirus
Subgenus: Hedartevirus
Species:
Deltaarterivirus hemfev
Synonyms
  • Simian haemorrhagic fever virus

Simian hemorrhagic fever virus or simian haemorrhagic fever virus (SHFV), is a highly pathogenic virus in monkeys. It is a positive-stranded RNA virus classified in the family Arteriviridae. It is the only member of the subgenus Hedartevirus.