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Ranavirus

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Ranaviruses are a globally distributed genus comprising seven currently classified species. Constituents of this genus have a broad host range, including amphibians, reptiles, and teleost fish. While exhibiting potent immune evasion mechanisms, Ranavirus virulence is influenced by multiple factors, including those that may enhance viral replication and/or impair host immune responses. Ranaviruses pose major threats to biodiversity and human livelihoods, with mass mortalities and population collapse following disease outbreaks in both wild and farmed animals.

Source: Trends in Microbiology

DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2025.02.008

Authors: Kieran A. Bates, Gonçalo M. Rosa, Trenton W.J. Garner