GB virus B

**Definition:** A species of virus (tentatively placed in the genus HEPACIVIRUS) in the family FLAVIVIRIDAE, that was recovered from a tamarin monkey, but may have been of human origin. It causes HEPATITIS in several species of New World monkeys.

**Tree numbers:** - B04.450.355 - B04.820.578.344.475.405

**Synonyms:** - GBV-B