Purdy, Michael A.Harrison, Tim J.Jameel, S.Meng, Xiang-JinOkamoto, H.Van der Poel, W. H. M.Smith, Donald B.2019-09-182019-09-182017-110022-1317http://hdl.handle.net/10919/93759The family Hepeviridae includes enterically transmitted small non-enveloped positive-sense RNA viruses. It includes the genera Piscihepevirus, whose members infect fish, and Orthohepevirus, whose members infect mammals and birds. Members of the genus Orthohepevirus include hepatitis E virus, which is responsible for self-limiting acute hepatitis in humans and several mammalian species: the infection may become chronic in immunocompromised individuals. Extrahepatic manifestations of Guillain-Barre syndrome, neuralgic amyotrophy, glomerulonephritis and pancreatitis have been described in humans. Avian hepatitis E virus causes hepatitis-splenomegaly syndrome in chickens. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the taxonomy of the Hepeviridae , which Is available at www.ictv.global/report/hepeviridae.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalHepeviridaeICTVtaxonomyhepatitis E virusswine hepatitis E virusavian hepatitis E viruspiscihepevirusArticle - Refereedhttps://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.0009409811290228661465-2099