Table 14.13 Characteristic prototypes of togaviruses
From: Viruses with Single-Stranded, Positive-Sense RNA Genomes
Genus | Human virus | Animal virus | Vector/carrier |
|---|---|---|---|
Alphavirus | Semliki Forest complex Chikungunya virus | Semliki Forest complex Semliki Forest virus (rodents) | Aedes spp. |
Chikungunya virus (non-human primates) | Aedes spp. | ||
O’nyong-nyong virus Ross River virus | O’nyong-nyong virus (animal host unknown) | Anopheles funestus, A. gambiae | |
Ross River virus (marsupials) | Culex annulirostris | ||
Western equine encephalitis complex Western equine encephalitis virus (birds, horses) Sindbis virus (rodents) | Culex tarsalis, C. quinuefasciatus | ||
Eastern equine encephalitis complex Eastern equine encephalitis virus (bird horses) | Culex spp. | ||
Venezuelan equine encephalitis complex Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (rodents, horses) Everglades virus | Culex spp., Aedes spp. Culex spp. | ||
Rubivirus | Rubella virus | – | – |