ARBOVIRUS

1. Bunyaviridae
Segmented (3) negative-sense ssRNA virus
Helical and enveloped
Genus Orthobunyavirus Phlebovirus Nairovirus Robovirus
Specific California Rift Valley Crimean Hantavirus
Virus Encephalitis Virus Fever Virus Congo
causing and La Crosse Hemorrhagic Puumala Sir Nombre
the Virus Fever Virus Hantavirus Virus
disease
Vector Mosquitoes Ticks Sand Flies Ticks Rodent
Reservoir Host: Deer Mouse
Causes: California Rift Valley Sandfly Fever Crimean Nephropathia Hantavirus
Encephalitis and Fever: (Phlebotomus Congo epidemica Pulmonary
La Crosse Fever encephalitis Fever)/ Hemorrhagic Syndrome
and Pappataci Fever
hepatitis Fever
Target Vascular Brain and Vascular
Organ endothelium and Liver endothelium
liver and liver

2. Flaviviridae
Positive-sense ssRNA
Icosahedral and enveloped
Specific Yellow Fever St. Louis West Nile Japanese Dengue Zika
Virus Virus Encephalitis Virus Encephalitis Virus Virus
causing Virus Virus
the
disease
Vector Aedes aegypti Culex Culex Culex Aedes Aedes
or Mosquitoes Mosquitoes tritaeniorhynchus aegypti and Mosquito
Haemagogus Aedes
albopictus
Causes: Yellow Fever St. Louis Febrile Japanese Breakbone Similar
Encephalitis illness, Encephalitis Fever symptoms
encephalitis with
or meningitis dengue

3. Togaviridae
Positive-sense ssRNA
Icosahedral and Enveloped
Genus Alphavirus Rubivirus
Specific Virus causing the Chikungunya Virus Rubella Virus
disease
Vector Culex, Aedes Aedes aegypti and Aedes NO VECTOR
Natural Host: Birds albopictus
Dead-end Hosts: Humans
and Horses
Causes: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Chikungunya Rubella/German Measles/ 3
Western Equine Encephalitis day Measles
Venezuelan Equine
Encephalitis

4. Reoviridae
Causes Respiratory Enteric Orphan Virus
Segmented (10/12/15) dsRNA
Icosahedral and Naked
Genus Rotavirus Coltivirus
Vector Tick (Dermacentor andersoni)
Causes: Most important cause of infant Colorado Tick Fever
gastroenteritis in the world