Abstract
RNA viruses are a major threat to human health. Here, based on extensive literature searches carried out over a period of 18 years, we provide a catalogue of all 214 known human-infective RNA virus species. We link these viruses to metadata for a number of traits that influence their epidemiology, including the date of the first report of human infection, transmissibility in human populations, transmission route(s) and host range. This database can be used in comparative studies of human-infective RNA viruses to identify the characteristics of viruses most likely to pose the greatest public health threat, both now and in the future.
Highlights
Background and SummaryInfections due to RNA viruses such as influenza virus, measles virus, HIV-1 and rotavirus impose a huge public health burden, in lower and middle income countries[1]
The catalogue and metadata are subject to continual change, as new, human-infective RNA viruses are recognised or discovered and as new information about their transmission routes, host range and other traits is reported in the scientific literature
We provide a list of human-infective RNA viruses, cataloguing species currently recognised by the International Committee for the Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV8), and link this to metadata on seven different virus traits
Summary
Based on extensive literature searches carried out over a period of 18 years, we provide a catalogue of all 214 known human-infective RNA virus species We link these viruses to metadata for a number of traits that influence their epidemiology, including the date of the first report of human infection, transmissibility in human populations, transmission route(s) and host range. This database can be used in comparative studies of human-infective RNA viruses to identify the characteristics of viruses most likely to pose the greatest public health threat, both and in the future
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