2010.09.18

Master data sets of all species in HVDB can be downloaded by GenBank format.
Sets of nucleic and amino acids sequences which fully cover the specific
locus, and their multiple alignments can also be downloaded.

2008.10.10

HVDB was re-constructed based on DDBJ Rel.75 (Sep. 2008).

2008.04.20

HVDB was re-constructed based on DDBJ Rel.73 (Mar. 2008).

2008.01.20

HVDB was re-constructed based on DDBJ Rel.72 (Dec. 2007).

2007.10.08

HVDB was re-constructed based on DDBJ Rel.71 (Sep. 2007).

2007.07.20

HVDB was re-constructed based on DDBJ Rel.70 (Jun. 2007).
There are two new services.  One is "Search by keywords", which
retrieve entries having all the specified keywords.  Another one
is "Get entries by accessions", which retrieve all the entries
specified by their accessions.  Both are now in beta testing,
so that users' comments, requests of functions, and bug reports
are welcomed.

2007.04.07

HVDB was re-constructed based on DDBJ Rel.69 (Mar. 2007).
Genotyping service of HEV is just started.

2007.01.07

HVDB was re-constructed based on DDBJ Rel.68 (Dec. 2006).
Two more species, HAV and HDV are added.

2006.10.09

HVDB was re-constructed based on DDBJ Rel.67 (Sep. 2006).

2006.07.18

HVDB was re-constructed based on DDBJ Rel.66 (Jun. 2006).

2006.04.24

HVDB was re-constructed based on DDBJ Rel.65 (Mar. 2006).

2005.11.01

HVDB was re-constructed based on DDBJ Rel.63 (Sep. 2005).

From this release, HCV master database applies AF009606/HCV-H77
as a reference sequence to standardisze numbering in the
international HCV community.  A set of prepared divisions is
also changed for HCV.  Now the following 13 divisions are prepared
in HCV master database.
	C
	E1
	NS1/E2, E2, p7
	NS2
	NS3
	NS4, NS4a, NS4b
	NS5, NS5a, NS5b

2005.10.09

HVDB was added some functions and features.

(1) Map viewer, which displays a map information by clicking
  'Get data from map information' link, is added new mode,
  'image mode'.  The older (and still existing) mode is now
  called 'java mode'.  In 'image mode', the map is displayed
  by a JPEG image file, so that the map can be printed out
  or saved to a file, although data extraction cannot be
  done in this mode.  For more information, please see the
  manual.

(2) Tree viewer, which displays a phylogenetic tree, is also
  added 'image mode' (and the older and still existing one is
  now called 'java mode').  In the mode, the tree is displayed
  by a JPEG image file, so that the tree can be printed out
  or saved to a file, although functions to obtain data
  sets are very restricted.  For more information, please see the
  manual.

(3) BLAST is added in similarity search service.

(4) In the private division analyses and virus typing, error
  status can be refered if jobs were done abnormally.  
  For more information, please see the private division or
  virus typing document.