Discussions and decisions of the 2012–2014 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Filoviridae Study Group, January 2012–June 2013

• Published in: Archives of virology Vol. 159; no. 4; pp. 821 - 830
• Main Authors: Bukreyev, Alexander A, Chandran, Kartik, Dolnik, Olga, Dye, John M, Ebihara, Hideki, Leroy, Eric M, Mühlberger, Elke, Netesov, Sergey V, Patterson, Jean L, Paweska, Janusz T, Saphire, Erica Ollmann, Smither, Sophie J, Takada, Ayato, Towner, Jonathan S, Volchkov, Viktor E, Warren, Travis K, Kuhn, Jens H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer-Verlag 01-04-2014; Springer Vienna; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Classification - methods; Filoviridae; Filoviridae - classification; Filovirus; Humans; Infectious Diseases; Laboratories; Medical Microbiology; taxonomy; Terminology as Topic; Virology; Virology Division News; Viruses; Zoonoses; United States > US; Japan; Rift Valley Fever; Statute Article; Rift Valley Fever Virus; Study Group Member; Marburg Virus
• ISSN: 0304-8608; 1432-8798; 1432-8798
• DOI: 10.1007/s00705-013-1846-9

The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Filoviridae Study Group prepares proposals on the classification and nomenclature of filoviruses to reflect current knowledge or to correct disagreements with the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature (ICVCN). In recent years, filovirus taxonomy has been corrected and updated, but parts of it remain controversial, and several topics remain to be debated. This article summarizes the decisions and discussion of the currently acting ICTV Filoviridae Study Group since its inauguration in January 2012.