Arbovirus, Arenavirus, and Filovirus Diseases

Distinguishing Symptoms

Viral Agent or Disease

Family

Vector

Major Distribution*

Fever, malaise, headaches, myalgias

None

Colorado tick fever

Spinareoviridae (Coltivirus)

Ticks

Dermacentor species

Western US, western Canada

Phlebotomus fever

Phenuiviridae (Phlebovirus)

Sand flies

Phlebotomus species

Mediterranean basin, Balkans, Middle East, Pakistan, India, China, eastern Africa, Panama, Brazil

Venezuelan equine encephalitis

Togaviridae (Alphavirus)

Mosquitoes

Culex species

Argentina, Brazil, northern South America, Panama, Mexico, Florida

Heartland virus

Phenuiviridae (Phlebovirus)

Tick

Amblyomma americanum

US

Rift Valley fever

Phenuiviridae (Phlebovirus)

Mosquitoes

Several species

South Africa, eastern Africa, Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia

Oropouche virus

Peribunyaviridae (Simbu virus)

Biting midge

Culicoides paraensis

South and Central America, Caribbean

Rash

Dengue fever

Flaviviridae

Mosquitoes

Aedes species

Southeast Asia, South Asia, West and East Africa, Oceania, Australia, South and Central America, Mexico, Caribbean, US

Usutu

Flaviviridae

Mosquitoes

Africa, Europe

Zika virus

Flaviviridae

Mosquitoes

Aedes species

Central and South

America, Mexico, Caribbean, US, Africa, Pacific Islands, Asia

West Nile virus

Flaviviridae

Mosquitoes

Culex species

Africa, Middle East, southern Europe, Russia, India, Indonesia, US, southern Canada, Mexico, South America, Caribbean Islands.

Arthralgia, rash

Chikungunya disease

Togaviridae (Alphavirus)

Mosquitoes

Aedes species

Africa, India, Pakistan, Guam, Southeast Asia, Reunion Island, New Guinea, limited areas of Europe, South and Central America, Mexico, US

Bourbon virus

Orthomyxoviridae (Thogotovirus)

Tick

Amblyomma americanum

US

Mayaro virus

Togaviridae (Alphavirus)

Mosquitoes

Haemagogus species

Brazil, Bolivia, Trinidad, Haiti

Ross River virus

Togaviridae (Alphavirus)

Mosquitoes

Aedes species, Culex species

Australia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Cook Islands

Barmah Forest virus

Togaviridae (Alphavirus)

Mosquitoes

Aedes species, Culex species

Australia

Sindbis virus disease (Ockelbo disease, Karelian fever)

Togaviridae (Alphavirus)

Mosquitoes

Culex species

Africa, Australia, Asia, former Soviet Union, Europe (including Finland and Sweden), Oceania

Hemorrhagic signs§

Yellow fever

Flaviviridae

Mosquitoes

Aedes species

Panama, South America, Africa

Dengue hemorrhagic fever

Flaviviridae

Mosquitoes

Aedes species

Southeast Asia, South Asia, West and East Africa, Oceania, Caribbean, South and Central America, Mexico, US

Kyasanur Forest disease

Flaviviridae

Ticks

Haemaphysalis species

India

Omsk hemorrhagic fever

Flaviviridae

Ticks

Dermacentor species

Russia

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Bunyaviridae (Nairovirus)

Ticks

Hyalomma species

Africa, southern and eastern Europe, India, Pakistan China, Turkey, Middle East, former Soviet Union

Hantaan virus

Hantaviridae(Hantavirus)

Rodent

Korea, Japan, China, Far Eastern Russia, the Balkans

Seoul virus

Hantaviridae (Hantavirus)

Rodent

Nearly worldwide, including Korea, Japan, the Americas and Europe

Puumala virus (nephropathia epidemica)

Hantaviridae (Hantavirus)

Rodent

Scandinavia, Russia, the Balkans

Dobrava-Belgrade virus

Hantaviridae (Hantavirus)

Rodent

The Balkans, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Turkey

Amur virus

Hantaviridae (Hantavirus)

Rodent

Russia

Saaremaa virus

Hantaviridae (Hantavirus)

Rodent

Europe

Sangassou virus

Hantaviridae (Hantavirus)

Rodent

Guinea

Machupo virus

Arenaviridae

Rodent

Bolivia

Junin virus

Arenaviridae

Rodent

Argentina

Guanarito virus

Arenaviridae

Rodent

Venezuela

Lassa fever virus

Arenaviridae

Rodent

Mastomys species

West Africa, including Nigeria

Lujo virus

Arenaviridae

Unknown

Zambia

Marburg virus

Filoviridae

Human to human

Monkey

Bat

Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa

Ebola virus

Filoviridae

Human to human

Monkey

Bat

Zaire, Sudan, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus

Bunyaviridae

Ticks

Haemaphysalis longicornis

China, Korea, Japan

Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema

Hantavirus: Sin Nombre, Black Creek Canal, Bayou, Isla Vista, Monongahela, Leguna Negra, Maciel, Araraquara, Maripa, Juquitiba, Castel dos Sonhos, Central Plata, Andes, Andes-like viruses Hu39694, Lechiguanas, Oran, Bermejo, Choclo

Hantaviridae (Hantavirus)

Rodents

US, Canada, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Panama

Fever and central nervous system involvement

None

Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE)

Togaviridae (Alphavirus)

Mosquitoes

Culex species, Culiseta melanura

Atlantic and Gulf coasts of US, Caribbean, upper New York, Connecticut, Indiana, Ohio, western Michigan, Wisconsin, southern Canada, Mexico

Madariaga variant (formerly South American EEE)

Togaviridae (Alphavirus)

Mosquitoes

Culex species, Culiseta melanura

Panama, Venezuela, Argentina, Haiti

Western equine encephalitis

Togaviridae (Alphavirus)

Mosquito

Culex species

US, Canada, Central and South America

West Nile virus

Flaviviridae

Mosquitoes

Culex species

Africa, Middle East, southern Europe, former Soviet Union, Germany, India, Indonesia, US, southern Canada, Mexico, South America, Caribbean Islands

St. Louis encephalitis

Flaviviridae

Mosquitoes

Culex species

US, Caribbean, Panama, South America

Usutu

Flaviviridae

Mosquitoes

Africa, Europe

Venezuelan equine encephalitis

Togaviridae (Alphavirus)

Mosquitoes

Culex species

Argentina, Brazil, northern South America, Panama, Mexico, Florida

La Crosse encephalitis

Peribunyaviridae

Mosquitoes

Aedes species

North Central States, New York, Appalachian states

Jamestown Canyon virus

Peribunyaviridae

Mosquitoes

Aedes species

US from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast, southeastern Canada

Japanese encephalitis

Flaviviridae

Mosquitoes

Culex species

Japan, Korea, China, India, Nepal, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Russia, Australia

Powassan virus

Flaviviridae

Tick

Ixodes species

Eastern Canada, New York, Rhode Island, New England states, Ohio, Wisconsin, Russia

Murray Valley encephalitis

Flaviviridae

Mosquitoes

Culex species

Australia, New Guinea

Kyasanur Forest disease

Flaviviridae

Ticks

Haemaphysalis

spinigera

India

Tick-borne encephalitis

Flaviviridae

Ticks

Ixodes species

Haemaphysalis species

Europe, Balkans, Russia, Kyrgyzstan

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Arenaviridae

Rodents

Americas, Europe, Australia, Japan

* Changes in climatic conditions can affect the geographic range of arboviruses by extending or contracting the habitats of their vectors.

† Rift Valley fever also causes hemorrhage, meningoencephalitis, and ocular disorders.

West Nile virus also causes encephalitis.

§ The Seoul, Puumala, Dobrava, and Hantaan hantaviruses cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.