| Hantaviridae | |
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| Transmission electron micrograph ofSin Nombre virus | |
Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Bunyaviricetes |
| Order: | Elliovirales |
| Family: | Hantaviridae |
| Subfamilies and genera | |
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Hantaviridae is afamily of viruses in the orderBunyavirales.[1] It is named for theHantan River area inSouth Korea where an early outbreak of one of its species was observed.[2]
The family contains the following subfamilies and genera (-virinae denotes subfamily and -virus denotes genus):[3]
Hanta: from Hantaan, river in South Korea near where type virus was isolated.