Nodaviridae is a family of nonenveloped positive-strand RNA viruses. Vertebrates and invertebrates serve as natural hosts. Diseases associated with this family include: viral encephalopathy and retinopathy in fish; covert mortality of shrimp; persistent ocular hypertensive viral anterior uveitis in humans. There are two genera in the family.
History
The name of the family is derived from the Japanese village of Nodamura, Iwate Prefecture where Nodamura virus was first isolated from Culex tritaeniorhynchus mosquitoes.
References
External links
- ICTV Report: Nodaviridae
- Viralzone: Nodaviridae