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MORBILLIVIRUS

Specialty Definition: Morbillivirus

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Morbillivirus is a genus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family of viruses in the order Mononegavirales. Many members of the genus cause diseases, such as rinderpest and measles, and are highly infectious.

Species

measles virus
measles (Edmonston) virus
Hendra virus (formerly equine morbillivirus or EMV)
canine distemper virus
dolphin distemper virus
peste-des-petits-ruminants virus
phocine (seal) distemper virus
porpoise distemper virus
rinderpest virus

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