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ArticleScientific data2026

A complete catalogue of human-infective RNA viruses.

Feifei Zhang, Lu Lu, Liam Brierley, Helmi Hietanen, Mark E J Woolhouse

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Article in Scientific data, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Feifei ZhangCenter for Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence, Peking University First Hospital, 8 Xishiku Street, Beijing, 100034, China.
Lu LuRoslin Institute, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.
Liam BrierleyMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, 464 Bearsden Road, Glasgow, G61 1QH, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3026-4723
Helmi HietanenInstitute of Immunology & Infection Research, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, Charlotte Auerbach Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FL, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-7790-7852
Mark E J WoolhouseUsher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, Charlotte Auerbach Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FL, UK. mark.woolhouse@ed.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3765-8167

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA viruses are a pervasive and serious threat to human health. Here, we provide an updated catalogue of all 239 human-infective RNA virus species recognised by the end of 2024. Based on extensive literature searches, we provide metadata on the date and location of the first reported case of human infection, transmissibility in human populations, transmission route(s) and host range. We also provide links to publicly available genome sequence data. The dataset can be used in studies of the relationships between virus traits and public health threat, the phylogenetics of those traits, the geography of emerging RNA viruses, projections of future discovery rates, and estimates of viral diversity.

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RNA VirusesRNA Virus InfectionsDatasets as TopicGenome, ViralHumansPhylogeny

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PMID42026096
PMCPMC13333792

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