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. 2014 May 19;8:10–15. doi: 10.1016/j.coviro.2014.04.011

Table 1.

The broad-spectrum antiviral activity of ribavirin

Family Genus Type species
Arenaviridae Arenavirus Junin virus, Lassa fever virus, Pichinde virus, Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
Bornaviridae Bornavirus Borna disease virus V and He/80
Bunyaviridae Bunyavirus San Angelo
Hantavirus Hantaan virus, Seoul virus
Nairovirus Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
Phlebovirus Rift Valley fever virus, Sandy Fever Sicilian virus
Coronaviridae Coronavirus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus, murine hepatitis virus
Flaviviridae Flavivirus Dengue virus 1, 2, 4, Japanese encephalitis virus, Langat virus, Usutu virus, Wesselsbron virus, West Nile virus, Yellow Fever virus 17D and FNV, Zika virus
Hepacivirus GB virus B, Hepatitis C virus
Hepeveridae Hepevirus Hepatitis E virus
Orthomyxoviridae Influenzavirus Influenza virus A, Influenza virus B
Papillomaviridae Papillomavirus Human papillomavirus
Paramyxoviridae Metapneumovirus Human Metapneumovirus
Morbillivirus Measles virus
Pneumovirus Bovine respiratory syncitial virus, Human respiratory syncitial virus
Respirovirus Sendai virus
Picornaviridae Aphtovirus Foot and mouth disease virus
Enterovirus Poliovirus, Coxsackie virus B3, Enterovirus 71, Rhinovirus
Poxviridae Orthopoxvirus Camelpox virus, Cowpox virus, Monkeypox virus, Vaccinia virus
Retroviridae Lentivirus Human immunodeficiency virus, Maedi Visna virus
Rhabdoviridae Vesiculovirus Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus
Togaviridae Alphavirus Chikungunya virus, Semliki Forest virus, Sindbis virus
Unassigned Deltavirus Hepatitis delta virus

Adapted and updated from [50]