Taxon Details

Taxon name: Hantaviridae

from the genus name Orthohantavirus, referring to the River Hantan (South Korea) where Hantaan virus, a member of the family, was discovered; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

ICTV Report: Hantaviridae Proposal: 2016.030a-vM.A.v6.Bunyavirales.pdf Reference:

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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