RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Rima, Bert A1 Balkema-Buschmann, Anne A1 Dundon, William G. A1 Duprex, Paul A1 Easton, Andrew A1 Fouchier, Ron A1 Kurath, Gael A1 Lamb, Robert A1 Lee, Benhur A1 Rota, Paul A1 Wang, Linfa A1 ICTV Report ConsortiumYR 2019 T1 ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Paramyxoviridae JF Journal of General Virology, VO 100 IS 12 SP 1593 OP 1594 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001328 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2099, AB The family Paramyxoviridae consists of large enveloped RNA viruses infecting mammals, birds, reptiles and fish. Many paramyxoviruses are host-specific and several, such as measles virus, mumps virus, Nipah virus, Hendra virus and several parainfluenza viruses, are pathogenic for humans. The transmission of paramyxoviruses is horizontal, mainly through airborne routes; no vectors are known. This is a summary of the current International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the family Paramyxoviridae. which is available at ictv.global/report/paramyxoviridae., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/jgv.0.001328