Aichivirus A

The Aichivirus A formerly Aichi virus (AiV)[1] is a small, round, cytopathic positive sense and ssRNA virus. Originally identified after a 1989 outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in the Aichi Prefecture, probably linked to raw oyster, genetic analysis has classified it as belonging to the family Picornaviridae,[2][3] genus Kobuvirus.[1]

Aichivirus A
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Riboviria
Kingdom:	Orthornavirae
Phylum:	Pisuviricota
Class:	Pisoniviricetes
Order:	Picornavirales
Family:	Picornaviridae
Genus:	Kobuvirus
Species:	Aichivirus A

It has since been isolated in studies of Finnish children,[4] Pakistani children, and Japanese travelers.[5]

References

1. Carmona-Vicente N et al (2013). Phylogeny and prevalence of kobuviruses in dogs and cats in the UK. Vet Microbiol Feb 26
2. Mahy, Brian W J (2001). A dictionary of virology (3. ed.). San Diego, Calif. [u.a.]: Academic Press. pp. 9. ISBN 978-0-12-465327-6.
3. U. Desselberger (2003). Viral Gastroenteritis. Gulf Professional Publishing. pp. 645–. ISBN 978-0-444-51444-8.
4. Issues in Global, Public, Community, and Institutional Health: 2011 Edition. ScholarlyEditions. 9 January 2012. p. 793. ISBN 978-1-4649-6382-7.
5. Yamashita, Teruo; Sakae, Kenji; Kobayashi, Shinichi; Ishihara, Yuichi; Miyake, Takashi; Mubina, Agboatwalla; Isomura, Shin (1995). "Isolation of Cytopathic Small Round Virus (Aichi Virus) from Pakistani Children and Japanese Travelers from Southeast Asia". Microbiology and Immunology. 39 (6): 433–435. doi:10.1111/j.1348-0421.1995.tb02225.x. PMID 8551977.