Parabovirus

Parabovirus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Pisoniviricetes
Order: Picornavirales
Family: Picornaviridae
Subfamily: Ensavirinae
Genus: Parabovirus

Parabovirus, belonging to the Picornaviridae family, is a genus of viruses that has been detected in Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens),[1] a shrew with a wide range, spanning from Scandinavia over Siberia to Northeastern China. Shrews are of special interest to epidemiologists studying zoonoses, as the shrew habitats often overlap with livestock.[1]

Several species have been found in shrews that live in coastal Eastern China, for example in Zhejiang province.[2]

The ICTV's taxonomy accepts three species of Parabovirus:[3]

  • Parabovirus anorrati
  • Parabovirus bechstihams
  • Parabovirus chiwhibe

References

  1. ^ a b Gong HY, Chen RX, Tan SM, Wang X, Chen JM, Zhang YL, Liao M (2024). "Viruses Identified in Shrews (Soricidae) and Their Biomedical Significance". Viruses. 16 (9): 1441. doi:10.3390/v16091441. PMC 11437491. PMID 39339918.
  2. ^ Zhang, Jing-Tao; Hu, Zhen-Yu; Tang, Fang; Liu, Yan-Tao; Tan, Wei-Long; Ma, Xiao-Fang; Zhang, Yun-Fa; Si, Guang-Qian; Zhang, Lei; Zhang, Mei-Qi; Peng, Cong; Fu, Bo-Kang; Fang, Li-Qun; Zhang, Xiao-Ai; Liu, Wei (2024-08-08). "Decoding the RNA viromes in shrew lungs along the eastern coast of China". npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 10 (1) 68. doi:10.1038/s41522-024-00543-3. PMC 11310413. PMID 39117662.
  3. ^ "Species List: Picornaviridae". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 26 September 2025.