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Suid alphaherpesvirus 1

Taxonomy pass, October 2026

ICTV species Varicellovirus suidalpha1, family Orthoherpesviridae. What it is, and what exists against it.

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At a glance

AbbreviationSuAHV1, PRV
ICTV speciesVaricellovirus suidalpha1
FamilyOrthoherpesviridae
Baltimore classI — dsDNA
Human infectionHuman infection recorded; pattern not classified

Also called: pseudorabies virus; Varicellovirus suidalpha1

Duplodnaviria › Peploviricota › Herviviricetes › Herpesvirales › Orthoherpesviridae › Varicellovirus

What it is

Taxonomy copied from ICTV MSL41.v1 / VMR_MSL41.v1.20260729.xlsx. These ranks are not hand-edited; a correction means re-running the fetch against a newer release.

RealmDuplodnaviria
KingdomHeunggongvirae
PhylumPeploviricota
ClassHerviviricetes
OrderHerpesvirales
FamilyOrthoherpesviridae
SubfamilyAlphaherpesvirinae
GenusVaricellovirus
ICTV identifierICTV19790332
NCBI taxon3050355
Exemplar isolateJF797218

Host evidence

Counts of nucleotide records annotated with that host. Evidence of provenance, not a statement of host range.

Where it occurs

Not searched yet. No country-level occurrence data has been curated for this virus. The WHO reported-case data on this site covers a limited set of diseases; a virus outside it gets no map rather than an empty one.

What it does

Not searched yet. Burden, severity and transmissibility figures have not been curated for this virus yet. When they are, each will carry the exact sentence from its source.

Vaccines

In use against this virus
NameDeveloperPlatformUseStageJurisdictionsTrialsSource
Canigen Rabies Suspension for InjectionIntervet International B.V.inactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A006054 (VM 06376/4109); active substance 'Rabies virus'
Nobivac Rabies suspension for injectionIntervet International B.V.inactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A000194 (VM 06376/4106); active substance 'Rabies virus'
Purevax RabiesBoehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbHlive attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A007804 (VM 61700/5067); active substance 'Rabies virus'
Rabigen SAG2 Oral Suspension, for Red Foxes and Raccoon DogsVirbaclive attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A004980 (VM 05653/5016); active substance 'Rabies virus'
RabisinBoehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Limitedinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A002949 (VM 08327/5061); active substance 'Rabies virus'
Rabitec Oral Suspension for Foxes and Racoon DogsCeva Sante Animalelive attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A011144 (VM EU/2/17/219/001-003); active substance 'Rabies
Versican Plus DHPPi/L4R Lyophilisate and Suspension for Suspension for Injection for DogsZoetis UK LimitedNot searched yetRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A008768 (VM 42058/5081); active substance 'Rabies virus'
Versican Plus Pi/L4R Lyophilisate and Solvent for Suspension for Injection for DogsZoetis BelgiumNot searched yetRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A011249 (VM EU/2/14/173/001-002); active substance 'Rabies
Versican Plus Pi/L4R Lyophilisate and Suspension for Suspension for Injection for DogsZoetis UK LimitedNot searched yetRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A008859 (VM 42058/5087); active substance 'Rabies virus'
Versiguard Rabies Suspension for InjectionZoetis UK Limitedinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A009330 (VM 42058/5113); active substance 'Rabies virus'

Antivirals

Not searched yet. No US-approved antiviral for this virus was found in the openFDA drug label endpoint. Only US labels were searched, and only drugs the FDA classes as antivirals.

Antibodies and immune globulins

Not searched yet. No US-approved antiviral antibody for this virus was found in the openFDA drug label endpoint.

Approval status is not a treatment recommendation. Dosing and eligibility are on the label and in national guidelines. This page does not give medical advice and does not render dosing. A development stage is not a measure of how well something works.

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Cite this page. Suid alphaherpesvirus 1. Vaccine Data Navigator, Open Source Medicine Foundation. Built 31 October 2026 from the ICTV Virus Metadata Resource (MSL41) and NCBI Taxonomy/GenBank. https://vaccinedatanavigator.org/virus-navigator/veterinary/viruses/suid-alphaherpesvirus-1.html

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