''Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 1'' (MaHV-1) is a species of

herpesvirus ''Herpesviridae'' is a large family of DNA viruses that cause infections and certain diseases in animals, including humans. The members of this family are also known as herpesviruses. The family name is derived from the Greek word ''ἕρπειν ...

in the genus ''

Simplexvirus ''Simplexvirus'' is a genus of viruses in the order ''Herpesvirales'', in the family ''Herpesviridae'', in the subfamily ''Alphaherpesvirinae''. Humans and mammals serve as natural hosts. Diseases associated with this genus include skin vesicles ...

''. It was officially accepted as a valid species by the

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) authorizes and organizes the taxonomic classification of and the nomenclatures for viruses. The ICTV has developed a universal taxonomic scheme for viruses, and thus has the means to app ...

in 2004.

Hosts

It has been detected in captive parma wallabies ('' Macropus parma'') while some other marsupial species have been found to be susceptible to infection when experimentally inoculated. File:Parma Wallaby.jpg, Illustration of healthy ''Macropus parma''

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