Parabovirus

Parabovirus, belonging to the Picornaviridae family, is a genus of viruses that has been detected in Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens),^[1] a shrew with a wide range, spanning from Scandinavia over Siberia to Northeastern China. Shrews are of special interest to epidemiologists studying zoonoses, as the shrew habitats often overlap with livestock.^[1]

Parabovirus
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Riboviria
Kingdom:	Orthornavirae
Phylum:	Pisuviricota
Class:	Pisoniviricetes
Order:	Picornavirales
Family:	Picornaviridae
Subfamily:	Ensavirinae
Genus:	Parabovirus

Several species have been found in shrews that live in coastal Eastern China, for example in Zhejiang province.^[2]

The ICTV's taxonomy accepts three species of Parabovirus:^[3]

• Parabovirus anorrati
• Parabovirus bechstihams
• Parabovirus chiwhibe