Classification

CLASSIFICATION

Baltimore group 

Group V – Negative sense RNA viruses

Order Mononegavirales
Family Paramyxoviridae
Subfamily Parmyxovirinae
Genus  Morbilli virus
Species Rinderpest virus

  • Rinderpest virus shares similarities in structure and antigenicity with measles and canine distemper viruses. These three viruses together form the MEDIPEST group.
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