Equine pegivirus

Equine pegivirus
Virus classification
Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA)
Order: Unassigned
Family: Flaviviridae
Genus: Pegivirus
Species: Equine pegivirus

Equine pegivirus (EPgV) is a virus in the Flaviviridae family and a member of the Pegivirus genus. It was discovered in 2013 in blood of horses and causes chronic infections.[1] EPgV is not known to be responsible for any disease in horses.[1][2] In a serosurvey of EPgV and related viruses, antibodies to EPgV were detected in the majority of horses, indicating a high prevalence of the virus in horses.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kapoor, A.; Simmonds, P.; Cullen, J. M.; Scheel, T. K. H.; Medina, J. L.; Giannitti, F.; Nishiuchi, E.; Brock, K. V.; Burbelo, P. D.; Rice, C. M.; Lipkin, W. I. (2013). "Identification of a Pegivirus (GB Virus-Like Virus) That Infects Horses". Journal of Virology. 87 (12): 7185. doi:10.1128/JVI.00324-13. PMC 3676142Freely accessible. PMID 23596285.
  2. 1 2 Lyons, S; Kapoor, A; Schneider, B. S.; Wolfe, N. D.; Culshaw, G; Corcoran, B; Durham, A. E.; Burden, F; McGorum, B. C.; Simmonds, P (2014). "Viraemic frequencies and seroprevalence of non-primate hepacivirus and equine pegiviruses in horses and other mammalian species". Journal of General Virology. 95 (Pt 8): 1701–11. doi:10.1099/vir.0.065094-0. PMID 24814924.
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