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Equine pegivirus

Equine pegivirus
Virus classification
Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA)
Order: Unassigned
Family: Flaviviridae
Genus: Pegivirus
Species: Equine pegivirus

Equine pegivirus (EPgV) is a virus in the Flaviviridae family and a member of the Pegivirus genus. It was discovered in 2013 in blood of horses and causes chronic infections. EPgV is not known to be responsible for any disease in horses. In a serosurvey of EPgV and related viruses, antibodies to EPgV were detected in the majority of horses, indicating a high prevalence of the virus in horses.


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