FLAVIVIRUS: USEFUL TABLES

  • Table of group B arboviruses belonging to the flavivirus family:
    VirusPrimary VectorVertebrate ReservoirDiseaseGeographic Distribution
    Dengue 1,2,3,4Aedes aegypti mosquitohumans, monkeysfever, rash, arthralgia, myalgiaTropics
    Japanese encephalitisCulex mosquitobirdsencephalitisAsia
    St. Louis encephalitisCulex mosquitobirds, pigsencephalitisAmericas
    West NileCulex mosquitobirdsfever, rash, arthralgia, myalgiaAfrica, tropical Asia, Mediterranean
    Yellow FeverAedes aegypti mosquitohumans, monkeysfever, hemorrhage, jaundiceTropical Africa and the Americas
    Omsk hemmorrhagic feverDermacentor tickrodentsfever, hemorrhageCentral Russia
    Tick-borne encephalitisIxodes tickrodents, birds, domesticated animalsencephalitisRussia, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia
    Louping IllIxodes ticksheep, birdsencephalitisBritish Isles
    PowassanIxodes ticksmall mammalsencephalitisCanada, US, Russia
    Kyansanur Forest DiseaseHaemaphysalis tickrodentsfever, hemorrhage, encephalitisSouthwest India
    Murray Valley encephalitis/ Kunjin RocioCulex mosquitobirdsencephalitisAustralia, New Guinea

  • Major modes of transmission utilized by flaviviruses:
    Mode of transmissionPercentage of Flaviviruses
    Zoonotic (rodent)XXXXXXXXXX20%
    Zoonotic (bat)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX29%
    TickXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX63%
    Mosquito XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX65%
    Other/UnknownX<1%