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Also Known As	Flaviviridae

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Zika virus Pestivirus Flavivirus West Nile virus hepatitis C virus Hepacivirus yellow fever virus yellow fever dengue virus bacteriophage coronavirus hantavirus papillomavirus retrovirus herpesvirus hepadnavirus filovirus bunyavirus adenovirus