Morbillivirus

Morbillivirus is a genus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family of viruses in the order Mononegavirales. Many members of the genus cause diseases, such as rinderpest and measles, and are highly infectious.

Species

• measles virus
• measles (Edmonston) virus
• Hendra virus (formerly equine morbillivirus or EMV)
• canine distemper virus
• dolphin distemper virus
• peste-des-petits-ruminants virus
• phocine (seal) distemper virus
• porpoise distemper virus
• rinderpest virus